REGION: Kayanza FARM / CO-OP: Gakenke
ELEVATION: 1675 Meters
PROCESS: Washed
TASTING NOTES: Bergamot, Clove, & Rooibos Tea
ROAST LEVEL: Light/City
Kayanza, Burundi's northern province that borders neighboring Rwanda. Farmers grow mostly older bourbon types, the original coffee cultivar introduced to the area in the 1930s by Catholic monks traveling from the island of Reunion.
Gakenke is a coffee station in Gatara Commune, Kayanza Province of Burundi. Gakenke sits at 1675 meters above sea level, and many of the farmers have coffee planted much higher than this. Gakenke is named after a plant that grows wild in the area with thin, hollow stems that are commonly used to drink the locally made banana beer.
We roast on Mondays and Thursdays and ship the next day. All orders placed on Monday or Thursday after 9:00 am will be shipped after the next roast day.