Burundi | Mubuga Ngozi

What it feels like? 

You’re in a restaurant after a great meal. Instead of ordering a dessert you opted out for coffee and this wasn’t a mistake. It brought you back to life.

Mubuga washing station in Ngozi Burundi accepts coffee from over 1900 local farmers. This washing station has 12 fermentation tanks, three soaking tanks, over 300 drying tables, and four selection tables. It has quite the impressive infrastructure for selecting and processing exceptional ripe cherries. 

Harvest here is typically April through June, but coffee's have a long journey to export from this landlocked country. Coffee is processed at the BUDECA, SIVCA dry mill prior to export. 

The story of Mubuga washing station revolves around an engineer named Gasparino who would come to be known as Rutumba, a name which frightened children to the point where they couldn’t even cry. He arrived in the commune of Gashikanwa and when he ascended the hill of Nini, he looked down and said this is where he would build the coffee washing station. The lack of roads meant he had to trek across a mountain in order to reach this site. Rutumba used Swahili to consult an old man named Gikere in a nearby house to clarify whether or not this was the area of Bweranka where he was meant to build the station. 

After surveying the land, he began construction on the roads and buildings that would make up the washing station. Rutumba’s frightening reputation came from the way he stole goats from the local villagers who referred to him as a cannibal and tensions rose between him and the locals to the point where the old man Gihere even had to flee as he was accused of assisting the terrifying engineer. Shepard’s were so scared of the man that when he approached they fled leaving him free to steal and eat their goats. 

Region: Ngozi
Producer: Mubuga farm
Altitude: 1660m
Variety: bourbon
Process: natural
Notes: vanilla, milk chocolate, blueberries

WEIGHT: 250g or 1000g

Please note that 250g bags can be shipped in kava boxes as an additional option. All grind sizes are approximate and in relation to the equipment we use. Grind size or setting might differ from your equipment preferences. If not certain please order beans as we can't accept returns for pre-ground coffees. Thank you for understanding.