A view of the coffee drying beds at Mushonyi, one of the contributing washing stations to this Rwandan peaberry lot.
Archived
Rooibos Tea
Whole Spice
Orange
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City
Bourbon
90.0

Rwanda Milles Collines Peaberry Lot 2

Parchment-covered coffee drying on raised beds at one of the coffee cooperatives who contributed to this blend.
New
Caramel
Brisk Tea
Cinnamon Sauce
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon
88.5

Rwanda Milles Collines Peaberry Lot 2

Workers wash the fruit mucilage from the green coffee seeds by agitating it with wooden paddles in washing channel. They also do a grade separation by continually pushing the coffee up stream, causing the heavy coffee to sink, while the light coffee float
Archived
Layered Sweetness
Delicate Aroma
Sparkling Acidity
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon
88.2

Rwanda Nyamasheke Coproca

A photo of the Gatare green coffee washing station in Nyamasheke shows nearly 100 raised drying beds onsite, all will be full during the harvest peak. Gatare, Rwanda.
New
Brown Sugar
Pear
Sweet Tea
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City
Bourbon
88.2

Rwanda Nyamasheke Gatare

Ripe red coffee cherry pulled from the delivery tanks at Gitwe station during a 2024 visit. Nyamasheke, Rwanda.
Archived
Brown Sugar
Citrus
Warming Spice
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon
88.2

Rwanda Nyamasheke Gitwe

Ripe red coffee cherry pulled from the delivery tanks at Gitwe station during a 2024 visit. Nyamasheke, Rwanda.
Archived
Honey
Dried Apple
Cinnamon Tea
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City
Bourbon
90.1

Rwanda Nyamasheke Gitwe

Turning the coffee while keeping an eye out for any defects to be removed, Karambi CWS, Nyamasheke.
Archived
Maple
Buckwheat
Lemon Juice
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City
Bourbon
89.1

Rwanda Nyamasheke Karambi

This coffee farmer shows off his wheelie skills on a dirt bike in front of the raised drying beds at the Mutovu coffee washing station in Nyamasheke, Rwanda.
Honey
Dried Fruit
Spice Cake
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon
88.5

Rwanda Nyamasheke Mutovu

Two women turn the drying coffee on raised beds, removing any defects they see as they go. Nyungwe, Nyamasheke, Rwanda.
Archived
Butterscotch
Black Tea
All Spice
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon
90.2

Rwanda Nyamasheke Nyungwe

A close-up photo of the parchment coffee drying on raised beds at Buliza. That the parchment isn't fractured is a good sign that the coffee isn't drying too quickly. Burega, Rwanda.
Archived
Demerara Sugar
Cherry Cola
Lime Zest
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City
Bourbon
88.6

Rwanda Rulindo Buliza

A disc depulper machine
Archived
Dark Caramel
Black Tea
Red Berry
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon
89.5

Rwanda Rulindo Tumba

The 3-disc pulper at Tumba coffee washing station in Tumba town, Rulindo District, Rwanda.
Archived
Brown Sugar
Pomegranate
Baking Spices
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon
88.7

Rwanda Rulindo Tumba 2

These long blue cement channels that are filled with water are used to wash away the fruit mucilage from the green coffee seed after the fermentation process. Tumba site.
New
Balanced Sweetness
Rose Hips
Spice
Wet Process (Washed)
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Bourbon
89.0

Rwanda Rulindo Tumba 2

Some coffee defects are easier to spot when the coffee is still wet. These workers at Gaseke sift through the newly pulped coffee seeds before moving to dry on the raised beds.
Milk Chocolate
Red Berry
Candied Ginger
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon
88.4

Rwanda Rusizi Gaseke

Owner Beathe on the right, and her son Sam on the left, in front of the gate to Mushaka Station in Rusizi, Rwanda.
Low Stock
Black Tea
Malted Grain
Spiced Cocoa
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon
88.1

Rwanda Rusizi Mushaka

Coffee cherries ripen on an outstretched shrub branch at a farm in Rusizi area.
Archived
Candied Citrus
Sarsaparilla
Breakfast Tea
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon
89.6

Rwanda Rusizi Mushaka

A view of the coffee drying beds built on the sloping hillside at the Mushonyi coffee washing station, Rutsiro, Rwanda.
Archived
Dark Honey
Earl Grey Tea
Strawberry
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City
Bourbon
90.2

Rwanda Rutsiro Mushonyi

Workers sing and dance on the fermenting coffee as a way of agitating the fruit from the green seeds. Nkora station, Rutsiro region, Rwanda.
Archived
Dried Fruit
Cinnamon Bark
Dark Cocoa
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon
88.2

Rwanda Rutsiro Nkora

The Sad Whale Ceramic Cup is adorned with indigo blue whales swimming through water.

Sad Whale Ceramic Cup