Rwanda Milles Collines Peaberry
Rwanda Milles Collines Peaberry
Rwanda Milles Collines Peaberry
Syrupy sweet at range of roasts, brightly accented top notes, mouth-pleasing texture, and spiced finish. Caramel, semi-sweet chocolate, tea, dried lemon, coriander, cinnamon bark. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.
Full Cupping Notes
These peaberries may be small, but they sure have a lot to offer in the cup! That shouldn't be a surprise considering this lot is made up of the small peaberry selections from many of the wet mills we buy from (Tumba, Gitesi, Gitwe, and others). In a lot of ways, this is quintessential Rwanda Bourbon; syrupy sweet at its core, brightly accented top notes, and mouth-pleasing texture. The aromatic profile provides some clues of what's to come, built on a sweet base note that hints at sorghum syrup, molasses, and caramel squares. The steam releases delicate aspects of loose leaf tea and spices, and a hint of apricot, with soft bittersweetness folded in. The cup offers lively flavors at City roast level, atop foundational sweetness of caramel and raw sugar. Fragrant accents peek through as the coffee cools off a bit, like tart tea (Rooibos?) and dried lemon peel notes, adding a pleasantly bright dimension. The cup aroma is also quite nice, a coriander note brought to mind the spiced sweetness of a Belgium white beer. At Full City, the cup is more creamy/bittersweet, with a flavor of semi-sweet chocolate accented by dried currant, and cinnamon bark.
Specs
Region Nyamasheke, Western Province Processing Wet Process (Washed) Drying Method Raised Bed Sun-Dried Arrival date November 2025 Arrival Lot size 35 Bag size 60 KG Packaging GrainPro Liner Farm Gate Yes Cultivar Detail Bourbon Grade Peaberry Appearance .2 d/300gr, 15 Screen Roast Recommendations City to Full City+ Type Farm Gate Recommended for Espresso Yes
Product Overview
Product Overview
| process method | Wet Process (Washed) |
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| cultivar | Bourbon Types |
| farm gate | Yes |
Farm Notes
Farm Notes
Origin & Farm Notes
This coffee lot incorporates peaberry selections from several coffee washing stations in Rwanda's southern and western provinces. Peaberries are considered an abnormality, however they occur in small amounts on every tree. It's when only one of the two coffee seeds inside a coffee cherry germinates, and proceeds to mature inside the cherry as a small, rounded seed. When we buy peaberry lots from a single farmer in say, Guatemala, the final bag count is usually only a couple bags due to the small farm sizes. But in Rwanda, we buy from many cooperative stations that collect coffee from hundreds to thousands of cooperative members, who between them, produce considerably higher volume of this small bean rarity. In this case, a 30 bag lot. "Milles Collines", as Rwanda is commonly referred to, French meaning "the land of 1000 hills". The cooperatives and washing stations who contributed to this blend are situated in the villages at the tops of some of these "collines", affording access to the higher elevation coffees, and offering ease of delivery for these coffee farm members.
Specs
Specs
Technical Specifications
Key specifications and operating details for this product.
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| type | Farm Gate |
| recommended espresso | Yes |
Rwanda Milles Collines Peaberry
Rwanda Milles Collines Peaberry
Syrupy sweet at range of roasts, brightly accented top notes, mouth-pleasing texture, and spiced finish. Caramel, semi-sweet chocolate, tea, dried lemon, coriander, cinnamon bark. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.
Full Cupping Notes
These peaberries may be small, but they sure have a lot to offer in the cup! That shouldn't be a surprise considering this lot is made up of the small peaberry selections from many of the wet mills we buy from (Tumba, Gitesi, Gitwe, and others). In a lot of ways, this is quintessential Rwanda Bourbon; syrupy sweet at its core, brightly accented top notes, and mouth-pleasing texture. The aromatic profile provides some clues of what's to come, built on a sweet base note that hints at sorghum syrup, molasses, and caramel squares. The steam releases delicate aspects of loose leaf tea and spices, and a hint of apricot, with soft bittersweetness folded in. The cup offers lively flavors at City roast level, atop foundational sweetness of caramel and raw sugar. Fragrant accents peek through as the coffee cools off a bit, like tart tea (Rooibos?) and dried lemon peel notes, adding a pleasantly bright dimension. The cup aroma is also quite nice, a coriander note brought to mind the spiced sweetness of a Belgium white beer. At Full City, the cup is more creamy/bittersweet, with a flavor of semi-sweet chocolate accented by dried currant, and cinnamon bark.
Specs
| Region | Nyamasheke, Western Province |
|---|---|
| Processing | Wet Process (Washed) |
| Drying Method | Raised Bed Sun-Dried |
| Arrival date | November 2025 Arrival |
| Lot size | 35 |
| Bag size | 60 KG |
| Packaging | GrainPro Liner |
| Farm Gate | Yes |
| Cultivar Detail | Bourbon |
| Grade | Peaberry |
| Appearance | .2 d/300gr, 15 Screen |
| Roast Recommendations | City to Full City+ |
| Type | Farm Gate |
| Recommended for Espresso | Yes |