<p>NB: We have discounted this coffee not because it is showing any age but because we have a surplus of stock and would like to sell it all before it does drop in quality :) Fresh apple, maple syrup & orange. Washing Station: Remera Owner: Buf Coffee Region: Southern Province, Nyamagabe District Country: Rwanda Processing: Fully Washed Elevation: 1,750 - 2,100m Variety: Red Bourbon Sourced Through: Melbourne Coffee Merchants --- This coffee was produced by 32 small holder producers who farm coffee in the high hills surrounding Remera washing station, located in the Gaseke Sector of Nyamagabe District, in Rwanda’s Southern Province. The farmers are members of the Twitezimbere Farmers’ Group, a small association of producers who deliver coffee to Buf Coffee company, who own and manage Remera along with three other washing stations. Most washing stations in Rwanda receive cherry from hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of farmers who own very small plots of land. Separation of such tiny lots is expensive and impractical, so the large majority of coffees are processed as a mixed lot from multiple producers. Typically, lots are separated as day lots (ie. cherries that were all picked on the same day) rather than by a single farm or producer group. The farmers who make up the Twitezimbere group come from a nearby village called Nyabubare. Recently they banded together and made the decision to process and market their coffees separately as a smaller, more selected lot. The group also provide each other with invaluable support, by sharing resources and labour during the busy harvest period. They named their association Twitezimbere, which roughly translates to ‘we work together for development’ in the local Kinyarwanda language. About Remera Washing Station This coffee was processed at Remera washing station, which was established in 2007 and is the largest of Buf’s washing stations, servicing about 722 local coffee farmers. The washing station sits at 1,953 meters above s</p><p><strong>Origin:</strong> Rwanda</p><p><strong>Process:</strong> Washed</p><p><strong>Tasting Notes:</strong> Cherry, Orange</p>
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