Rwanda Rulindo Tumba
Rwanda Rulindo Tumba
Rwanda Rulindo Tumba
Abundant sweetness and balanced roast tones make Tumba a super versatile coffee. Light roasts have a delicate side too, moderately bright, with traces of spice, berries, black tea, and citrus. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.
Full Cupping Notes
The dry fragrance is laced with complex sweetness, cane sugar, malt syrup, and butter cream, accented by hints of spice and fruit that are slight. There's a real depth of sweetness that blossoms in the wet aroma, a complex mix of brown sugars, honey, along with a hint of chocolate raisin, and dried date. The brewed coffee has an abundance of sweetness in the light and middle roasts, with delicate aromatic characteristics bringing about moderate complexity as it cools. The sweetness is marked by notes of cane sugar and dark caramel, lightly accented by background traces of red berry, black currant jam, cinnamon, and baked goods, like raisin muffin. The finish at City and City+ displays a tannic hint of dark steeped black tea, with emerging citrus notes, a spritz of orange, and some lemon zest bittering. Tumba's sweetness holds up to darker roast levels, and my Full City roast showed burnt sugar, and deep cocoa roast flavors, along with a thin layer of fruit. It's one of the more bodied Rwandan coffees too, and a longtime favorite single origin espresso around here: bittersweet, chocolate-laden, creamy body, with an aroma of cinnamon spiced raisin...so nice!
Specs
Region Tumba Town, Rulindo District, Northern Province Processing Wet Process (Washed) Drying Method Raised Bed Sun Dried Arrival date November 2025 Arrival Lot size 45 Bag size 60 KG Packaging GrainPro Liner Farm Gate Yes Cultivar Detail Bourbon Grade A1 Appearance .2 d/300gr, 15-17 Screen Roast Recommendations City to Full City+ Type Farm Gate Recommended for Espresso Yes
Product Overview
Product Overview
| process method | Wet Process (Washed) |
|---|---|
| cultivar | Bourbon Types |
| farm gate | Yes |
Farm Notes
Farm Notes
Origin & Farm Notes
The coffee from Tumba washing station was on my radar for years before we first bought it almost a decade ago. When I first tasted it, the sweetness and bright acidic snap in the cup made a great impression. But at the time I noticed varied quality from one cup to the next, and a lack of consistency can mean problems in the processing. For a coffee buyer, it signifies that what you taste now might not be what you get upon importation. The backstory at the time was Tumba Station was a private processing wet mill that had 2 owners with very different ideas of quality and how to run a mill. Fast forward a few years, and we found ourselves purchasing Tumba for the first time under a very different light. A local teacher in the Tumba area for which the mill is named, had taken over all aspects, and the coffee was consistent in every cup ... and amazingly good! Venustre Mugraneza, the teacher, is esteemed in the local community and has been systematically improving the mill. The best coffee cherries (those that make up this lot) are dried in a special area of raised beds and receive focused handpicking by the farmers. Tumba is situated at 1825 meters in the Rulindo district, where we've also sourced the excellent Cocatu Cooperative lots.
Specs
Specs
Technical Specifications
Key specifications and operating details for this product.
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| farm gate | Yes |
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| type | Farm Gate |
| recommended espresso | Yes |
Rwanda Rulindo Tumba
Rwanda Rulindo Tumba
Abundant sweetness and balanced roast tones make Tumba a super versatile coffee. Light roasts have a delicate side too, moderately bright, with traces of spice, berries, black tea, and citrus. City to Full City+. Good for espresso.
Full Cupping Notes
The dry fragrance is laced with complex sweetness, cane sugar, malt syrup, and butter cream, accented by hints of spice and fruit that are slight. There's a real depth of sweetness that blossoms in the wet aroma, a complex mix of brown sugars, honey, along with a hint of chocolate raisin, and dried date. The brewed coffee has an abundance of sweetness in the light and middle roasts, with delicate aromatic characteristics bringing about moderate complexity as it cools. The sweetness is marked by notes of cane sugar and dark caramel, lightly accented by background traces of red berry, black currant jam, cinnamon, and baked goods, like raisin muffin. The finish at City and City+ displays a tannic hint of dark steeped black tea, with emerging citrus notes, a spritz of orange, and some lemon zest bittering. Tumba's sweetness holds up to darker roast levels, and my Full City roast showed burnt sugar, and deep cocoa roast flavors, along with a thin layer of fruit. It's one of the more bodied Rwandan coffees too, and a longtime favorite single origin espresso around here: bittersweet, chocolate-laden, creamy body, with an aroma of cinnamon spiced raisin...so nice!
Specs
| Region | Tumba Town, Rulindo District, Northern Province |
|---|---|
| Processing | Wet Process (Washed) |
| Drying Method | Raised Bed Sun Dried |
| Arrival date | November 2025 Arrival |
| Lot size | 45 |
| Bag size | 60 KG |
| Packaging | GrainPro Liner |
| Farm Gate | Yes |
| Cultivar Detail | Bourbon |
| Grade | A1 |
| Appearance | .2 d/300gr, 15-17 Screen |
| Roast Recommendations | City to Full City+ |
| Type | Farm Gate |
| Recommended for Espresso | Yes |