Origin: Burundi
Region: Kayanza
Washing station: Yandaro
Varietal: Bourbon, Jackson, Mibirzi
Altitude: 1760-1850 meters
Processing Method: Fully washed
Cupping Notes:
Floral notes, smooth-bodied with hints of citrus-like brightness.
The Story:
Similar to our last season’s Bwayi Lot 2 coffee, Yandaro is the name of a private washing station/wet mill in the Kayanza region in Northern Burundi, also near the border with Rwanda. In Burundi all coffee is processed and sold at washing stations where the coffee is collected and processed: skin removal, fermentation and sun drying. The beans themselves, grown exclusively by small area farmers, are all Bourbon or Bourbon varietal derivatives such as Jackson and Mibirzi. The washing station is at 1750 meters, about 5740 feet; the coffee is grown at roughly the same altitude.
