Farm: Nyagashiha
Variety: Bourbon
Altitude: 1800 MASL
Process: Fully Washed
Tasting note: Orange, Raspberry, Vanilla
A classic washed Burundi coffee, citrus, stone fruit and a brightness to the acidity.
Nyagashiha name comes from the historical tree variety that once grew in the Murago region. This tree in Burundi’s local dialect Kurundi was called “Imishiha” and served for the construction of houses within the community.
The Nyagashiha mill is one of 13 mills that form the Akawa project. A joint venture between SUCCAM and Supremo, the Akawa project was created to help producers escape the cycle of poverty in a sustainable and equitable way. Producers, striving for fairer remunerations and better living conditions, demanded a path towards prosperity.
As such the project’s working directives are based around UTZ certification standards, focusing on good agricultural practices, environmental responsibility and social equity as the central tenets of success for project members.