Nduwayezu Washing Station: Ngozi, Burundi

From the Importer

ETS Nduwayezu coffee washing station is located in Gashikanwa District, Ngozi province, Northern Burundi. The washing station receives cherry from around 3,000 smallholder farmers in the surrounding hills, with altitudes ranging between 1750 and 1800masl. This is a fully washed coffee of the Bourbon variety.

From the Roaster

Coffees from Burundi have long been a favorite of the Tala Team for the unique flavors that seldom are seen in coffees from any other African region. Where a lot of other African regions tend to be full of brighter citrus fruits, we love Burundi’s for their deeper, richer fruited tones closest to dried and cooked fruits. This one is exactly that and tasting like sweet dried golden raisin, dried apricot, date, fig, goji berry, that are all wrapped up in a lavender essenced gift basket. Trust us, this is a gift basket you’re going to want to keep receiving.

How we’re brewing it

Here’s how we’re brewing this coffee in our cafe. We use the Barazta Vario grinder and a Kalita dripper in this recipe.

Grind size: H5 (Medium)

Coffee dose: 24.5

Water dose: 400g

Brew time: 3:30

Water temp: 208F

Yield: 12oz