Burundi Women of Turihamwe Single Origin Espresso

This single-origin espresso is a flavorful, aromatic treat from Burundi with jammy notes of black currant, blackberry, cinnamon, and ginger.

Turihamwe, which means “together we can” in Kirundi, is Burundi’s first washing station built and owned by women farmers.

One-time order

$20.00

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Flavor Profile

Origin
Ngozi Province, Burundi
Tasting Notes
Spicy, floral, and jammy with flavors of black currant, blackberry, cinnamon, and ginger.
Roast Level

Light Med Lt Med Med Dark Dark

Origin Story

Turihamwe Washing Station

Turihamwe Turashobora is a small investor group started by seven women coffee producers who pooled their money together to build their own wet mill in 2019. Turihamwe washing station is located in the Ngozi Province of Burundi, near the norther border with Rwanda, which is an area that is known for producing some of the best coffee in the country.

Altitude

5,750 feet

Variety

Bourbon

Processing

Washed

Why We Love This Coffee

This coffee was initially brought to our attention by Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian, through her company JNP Coffee. Founded in 2012, JNP Coffee focuses on gender equity in East Africa by educating women farmers on high-quality coffee production and providing them with leadership and financial literacy trainings. JNP Coffee pays premiums to women farmers to promote quality and help ensure sustainability.

For the second time we are featuring a coffee from the Turihamwe washing station. This year’s lot has a spicy, floral, and jammy flavor profile that we felt would be well suited for espresso. While there are many variables that contribute to dialing in espresso, here are the parameters that have been yielding the best results in our lab:
1:2.3 coffee to water ratio in 25 seconds

Sustainably Sourced

Good Coffee, Better Planet

Turihamwe, which means “together we can” in Kirundi, is Burundi’s first washing station built and owned by women farmers. The plant processes coffee for women producers of the Burundi chapter of the International Women’s Coffee Association, the first African chapter of IWCA to become a legally recognized entity. The Burundi chapter of the IWCA began with a group of eight women representing Burundi's coffee growing regions, transportation, exportation and quality assessment sectors. The IWCA provides access to business opportunities in the coffee industry, as well as social, economic and political empowerment for women in coffee communities around the world.

Burundi Women of Turihamwe Single Origin Espresso

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