Microregion guide
Gatara
가타라
A locality within the Kayanza coffee-trade origin, with Gakenke washing station and its supplying farms. The Gakenke washed lot shows black tea, berries, caramelized sweetness and florals.
Place and growing environment
Smallholders bring cherries from surrounding hills to Gakenke washing station.
Recorded flavors
- 01Black tea
- 02Berries
- 03Caramel
- 04Floral
Processing
Washed · Natural · Honey
Grown varieties
Red Bourbon · Local Bourbon cultivars · Bourbon
Red Bourbon
Red-fruited forms of Bourbon.
- Growing conditions
- Grown at Kanyege in Rwanda's Nyamasheke and San Agustin in Guatemala's Antigua, among other origins.
Bourbon
A traditional variety central to the ancestry of cultivated Arabica.
- Lineage
- Belongs to the Bourbon genetic group and underlies several compact varieties.
- Growing conditions
- Tall plants susceptible to leaf rust and coffee berry disease.
- Traits
- Strong high-altitude cup potential; fruit ripens relatively early.
Lot details
Masha Anaerobic Natural
Masha Washing Station and Gatara smallholders
Gatara, Kayanza, Burundi · Harvest 2025
- Variety · process
- Local Bourbon cultivarsAnaerobic natural
- Tasting notes
- Orange soda · Peach · Raspberry · Limeade · Honey
Gakenke
Gakenke Washing Station — 2,667 smallholders
Gakenke, Gatara, Kayanza, Burundi
- Variety · process
- BourbonWashed
- Tasting notes
- Green apple · Burnt sugar · Raisin · Plum
Sources
- Gakenke Fully Washed(opens in a new tab)
Sucafina · Accessed
- Gakenke Natural(opens in a new tab)
Sucafina · Accessed
- Gakenke Honey(opens in a new tab)
Sucafina · Accessed
- Burundi Kayanza Masha Anaerobic Natural(opens in a new tab)
The Captain's Coffee · Accessed
- Gakenke — Backstory Washed(opens in a new tab)
Backstory Coffee Roasters · Accessed
- Burundi 2019 — Cup of Excellence results(opens in a new tab)
Alliance for Coffee Excellence · Accessed