Rwanda Ibisi #84 - Washed Red Bourbon

We Taste - Tropical, raspberry, dark chocolate

Ten years ago, Bernard Uwitije recognized the potential for excellence in the people and land around Ibisi bya Huye Mountain in southern Rwanda. Ibisi Mountains Coffee Washing Station was built in 2017 and currently produces on behalf of 2,000+ smallholder farmers who harvest ripe Red Bourbon cherries during the rainy months of March - May. A classic Arabica variety, Red Bourbon showcases superlative sweetness and balance in structure, while yielding a crisp acidity and harmonious fermentation from being water soaked during a fully washed process. We're pleased to roast Lot #84 of this season's harvest on the lighter side, highlighting an electric extraction, full of tropical, red berry, and stone fruit. Give this high-elevation juice bomb two to three weeks to open up, and it'll brew beautifully bright cups. 

Roast: Light
Process: Fully Washed - The freshly-delivered cherries are floated and separated for quality before being pulped and wet fermented. The fermented coffee is then washed clean and sorted by density in grading channels. Post-soak, the wet parchment is shade-dried for 24 hours before being sun-dried on raised beds for fifteen days. The drying parchment coffee is meticulously hand sorted to help ensure a clean cup.
Variety: Red Bourbon
Elevation: 1700 - 1900 masl
Location: Buremera, Maraba, Huye District, Southern Province, Rwanda
Producer: Ibisi Mountains Coffee Washing Station, Bernard Uwitije
Exporter: Rwanda Trading Company
Farms: 2,000 smallholders around Ibisi Site
Grades: Lot #84
Harvest: March - May 2024

Brew Guides
Espresso: 1:2.4 in 25-28 sec.
Filter: 1:17.0