Ngogomo, Filter - Burundi

Located in the beautiful hills of Muyinga in northeastern Burundi, Ngogomo Washing Station works with thousands of smallholder farmers, many cultivating just a few hundred coffee trees each. The story of Ngogomo is a remarkable one. Coffee farming on the hill began with a local fisherman who turned to growing coffee after the fish disappeared from the stream that now supplies water to the washing station. Impressed by the exceptional quality of his cherries and the region’s ideal growing conditions, his neighbours soon followed, establishing farms of their own. Today, Ngogomo is at the heart of a thriving coffee community, with farmers delivering their carefully harvested cherries to the central washing station, where every stage of processing is meticulously managed. Like many of Burundi’s finest coffees, this lot is produced using the country’s traditional fully washed process. Selectively hand-picked ripe cherries are delivered to the station, where they are carefully sorted, depulped and fermented using fresh water from the nearby stream. The coffee is then washed, graded by density and slowly dried on raised beds for several weeks. Close attention at every stage helps preserve the coffee’s clarity while bringing out the vibrant fruit character for which Burundi is renowned. Expect a lively, fruit-forward cup with notes of black cherry, pomegranate and crisp red apple, followed by a beautifully clean, refreshing finish. Region: Muyinga Country: Burundi Variety: Red Bourbon Process: Washed