Rwanda Rutsiro Mushonyi

Cupping Notes:

A sweet, bright Rwandan coffee with flavors of syrupy dark honey, aromatic Earl Grey, cinnamon apple tea, clove spice, and complex acidic impressions of citrus and strawberry. Nice dark roasted too!

Region: Yandaro, Kabarore Commune, Kayanza
Variety: Bourbon
Altitude: ~1825-2000+ masl
Processing: Wet Process (Washed)
Certification: Farm Gate

Farm Description:

Mushonyi coffee processing station is in Rwanda's Rutsiro district in the Western Province. It's origins go back to being owned by the army, and then purchased by a group who manage other washing stations in the greater Western Province region. The site is located at 1825 meters above sea level, and Mushonyi processes coffees collected at several auxiliary sites in the highlands where they buy cherry from farms all the way up to 2000 meters or so. There are 160 drying beds at the site, and while they are focused on wet process coffees, they are also producing some naturals too. This lot is highly recommended to those who appreciate the baking spice/tea-like qualities that often show in Rwanda coffees when roasted light. But Mushonyi presents very well when roasted dark too, offering focused flavors of chocolate bittersweets and less of the tea-like vibrance sensed at City. 

Description from Coffee Shrub.