Rwanda Karambi - fully washed red bourbon

Karambi is located in the Karambi sector in the Nyamasheke district, Western province and borders Nyungwe Forest National Park. It was built in 2016 and is, to date, the sole station that RWACOF has built from the ground up. The altitude in the region starts at 1,700 meters and extends to up to  2,000 meters above sea level. 

The Nyamasheke district has the highest concentration of washing stations in all of Rwanda. The region lies along the Kivu Lake where growing conditions are optimal. Good altitude, great soil, favorable rainfall — basically everything to produce the best coffees — can be found here. 

After purchasing cherry from producers, Karambi sends the cherry through a strict sorting process. First, washing station staff remove any lower quality cherry through flotation. Then, a specially trained staff visually inspects the remaining cherry for any visual defects. 

After sorting, cherry is pulped with a demucilager that removes up to 80% of the mucilage before fermentation. Parchment is then fermented for 10 hours before being washed in clean water and then laid out to sun dry on raised beds. While drying, the coffee will be regularly sorted to remove imperfections and sifted to ensure even drying. 

For quite some time now, i haven't had a fully washed coffee. Rwanda Karambi is a classic example of super clean washed African coffee. Coffee with lots of citric acidity and black and green tea aftertaste. Excellent as a everyday coffee.