Taste notes
Plum, apricot, and chamomile. A sweet coffee with mild acidity and a light body.
Origin & composition
Rwanda - Nyamasheke, Red Bourbon, grown at 1,800 m.a.s.l., honey processed
Roast profile
Light roast for a sweet and floral cup
Coffee bean processing
Gitwe is processed using the honey method, where the beans are dried with some of the sweet fruit pulp intact. This gives the coffee a natural, floral sweetness and a soft, light body that neither the washed nor natural methods can precisely replicate.
The coffee cherries are de-pulped and then slowly dried on raised drying beds for 10–15 days – a process the station manager has perfected over several seasons.
A wash station in the middle of the hills
The Gitwe washing station is located in the Nyamasheke district in Rwanda's Western Province, surrounded by hillsides covered in green coffee trees. The station was built in 2018 and taken over by the Rwanda Trading Company in 2019 with a clear goal: to produce coffee of the highest quality and explore new processing methods.
The quality in the area is due to a combination of high altitude, abundant rainfall from its proximity to the Nyungwe Forest, and the volcanic soil along the shores of Lake Kivu – together, some of Africa's best conditions for specialty coffee.
The coffee is processed at Gitwe Washing Station in Nyamasheke District, Western Province, Rwanda, by Rwanda Trading Company.
Red Bourbon – a classic and aromatic Arabica variety that thrives particularly well in Rwanda's volcanic highlands.
Sweet and floral with notes of plum, apricot and chamomile. Mild acidity and a light, elegant body.
With the honey method, the coffee cherry skin is removed, but some of the sweet fruit pulp remains on the bean during drying. This gives the coffee more sweetness and complexity than the washed method, but a cleaner profile than the natural. The result is a soft, fruity, and floral cup.
This coffee is particularly well-suited for filter coffee and is ideal for Chemex, V60, and French press. It also works well as espresso for those who prefer a mild and fruity profile.
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Taste notes and characteristics
In the cup, you'll encounter ripe notes of plum and apricot, lifted by a delicate chamomile florality in the finish. The acidity is mild and pleasant, the body light and elegant. It's a sweet and welcoming coffee – perfect for those seeking something floral and fruity without compromise.
