Coffee region guide
Nyamasheke
냐마셰케
A coffee origin with washing stations across the hills around Lake Kivu. Karambi washed coffee combines florals, grape, grapefruit and spice in a balanced cup.
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Place and growing environment
Production spans lakeside hills and areas adjoining Nyungwe Forest. Stations such as Karambi and Cyato differ in farm catchments, soils, elevations and processing.
Recorded flavors
- 01Floral
- 02Grape
- 03Grapefruit
- 04Spice
Processing
Washed · Natural · Anaerobic natural
Grown varieties
Bourbon · Red Bourbon · Jackson · French Mission Bourbon
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.
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.
Jackson
An Arabica lineage introduced to East Africa from a farm in Mysore, India.
- Lineage
- Genetic testing places it in the Bourbon-related group.
Lot details
Kanzu
Kanzu Washing Station and surrounding smallholders
Nyamasheke, Western Province, Rwanda · Harvest June–July 2025
- Variety · process
- French Mission BourbonWashed
- Tasting notes
- Dark chocolate · Plum · Orange
Macuba Dry Process
Macuba Washing Station and supplying smallholders
Macuba, Nyamasheke, Rwanda
- Variety · process
- BourbonNatural
- Tasting notes
- Molasses · Spice cake · Raisins · Dates · Red berries
Hirwa Peaberry
Rwamatamu Washing Station
Nyamasheke, Rwanda
- Variety · process
- Red BourbonWashed
- Tasting notes
- Floral · Blood orange · Kit-Kat
Sources
- Karambi FW(opens in a new tab)
Sucafina · Accessed
- Macuba Natural(opens in a new tab)
Sucafina · Accessed
- Cyato Nyamasheke Anaerobic Natural(opens in a new tab)
Sucafina · Accessed
- Kanzu Medium, Rwanda(opens in a new tab)
George Howell Coffee · Accessed
- Rwanda Dry Process Macuba — 8168(opens in a new tab)
Sweet Maria's · Accessed
- Hirwa Peaberry — Atomic Washed(opens in a new tab)
Atomic Coffee Roasters · Accessed
- Abadatezuka Rwanda(opens in a new tab)
Cupper's Journey · Accessed
- Cyato — Silverbird Washed(opens in a new tab)
Silverbird Roasting Co. · Accessed
- Rwanda Kanzu No. 1341(opens in a new tab)
Camellia Coffee Roasters · Accessed