Coffee region guide
Gicumbi
기쿰비
A northern Rwandan coffee origin with smallholder production in Bukure and around Rwamiko.
Place and growing environment
Nova suppliers cultivate hillsides at 1,800–2,000 metres, and Rwamiko suppliers at 1,820–2,000 metres.
Recorded flavors
- 01Tangerine
- 02Peach
- 03Grapefruit
- 04Lemongrass
- 05Black tea
Processing
Washed · Natural
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
Nova
Dukorere Kawa farmers — Nova Coffee
Bukure, Gicumbi, Northern Province, Rwanda · Harvest 2025
- Variety · process
- Red BourbonFully washed
- Tasting notes
- Tangerine · Peach · Black tea · Raspberry · Blackberry · Caramel
Rwamiko
1,277 smallholder farmers — Rwamiko Coffee Washing Station
Gicumbi District, Northern Province, Rwanda · Harvest March – May 2025
- Variety · process
- Local Bourbon cultivarsWashed · raised-bed drying
- Tasting notes
- Ruby red grapefruit · Orange blossom · Lemongrass
Gicumbi
47 smallholder farmers — Bukure cooperative
Bukure, Gicumbi, Rwanda
- Variety · process
- BourbonNatural
- Tasting notes
- Strawberry · Blackberry · Black tea
Sources
- Rwanda Gicumbi Red Bourbon, Lot 32A(opens in a new tab)
BotaCoffee · Accessed
- Rwanda Washed Rwamiko — July 2026(opens in a new tab)
Fresh Roasted Coffee · Accessed
- Gicumbi Natural(opens in a new tab)
Teso Coffee · Accessed