Rwanda Bufcoffee Umurage Red Bourbon

Region: Huye District, Kigoma sector in Rwanda’s Southern Province Altitude: 1700 - 2100 masl Variety: Red Bourbon; arabica BM139 Processing: Fully washed, 12 - 18 hours fermentation process, dried on raised beds. Notes: Stone fruit sweetness; nectarine and peach. Red fruited also with a crisp fuji apple note. Body is rounded with flavors of dark chocolate and cocoa nibs. Clean, well balanced and a solid mouthfeel. Umurage is the third washing station of Bufcoffee and it started its operation in the 2017 season. Founded in 2003 by Epiphanie Mukashyaka, Bufcoffee was founded with several foundational philosophies of which the end product has developed truly special coffees. Bufcoffee is not only involved in producing and exporting coffee, it aims to benefit small coffee farmers socially and economically. Through training and sharing agricultural information on how to increase coffee yield, improvements to community wealth are shared with smallholder farms. The creation of Bufcoffee has