Rugamba 283, Rwanda | Natural
Unroasted raw green coffee beans
| Farm: | Rugamba 283 |
| Location: | Rutsiro |
| Varietal: | Red Bourbon |
| Process: | Natural |
| Altitude: | 1520 masl |
| Cup Score: |
86.5 |
| Cup profile: | Fig, strawberry, plum jam with milk chocolate and jasmine notes and a good body |
| Harvest year: | 2024 |
Rugamba wet mill was constructed in 2009. The station located at the shores of Lake Kivu, processes cherries grown in the hills surrounding the lake, at a high altitude, in a rich volcanic soil.
The station is equipped with 3-disk McKinnon pulping machine, fermentation tanks, and drying beds, receiving coffees from over 1500 farmers. RTC acquired Rugamba in 2016 after the station had not been operating for 4 years because management issues of the previous owner.
While the station has the capacity to process over 6 containers worth of cherries, with high cherry competition in the field Rugamba process 3-4 containers worth of cherries.
The coffee is delivered to the station where it s floated and immature cherry removed. After, the coffee is taken to raised beds where it is dried for 20 -25 days.