Rwanda Rwabisindu Coffee

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Rwabisindu is the name of the central washing station where this African coffee is processed. The washing station serves 35 farmers with 80,000 Bourbon coffee trees. Emerth & Gaston Gatsinga are the owners of the washing station. They also own a hospital, where Gaston works as a doctor.

Most of our coffee market is dominated by two varietals, Arabica and Robusta, of which you’ve surely heard. But some people still look at us a little funny when we mention Bourbon in the context of coffee, so we thought you should know that there are dozens of other coffee varietals in the world. Most of them just aren’t up to market standards in terms of quality or quantity. But Bourbon coffees are on the rise, and for good reason. While Arabica is generally acidic, and Robusta tends to be bitter, Bourbon coffees are naturally sweet.

The landlocked country of Rwanda is called "Land of a Thousand Hills" (Pays des milles collines). Rwanda is one the smallest countries of Africa and supports the densest population of the continent. Mukashyaka Epiphanie is the owner of the coffee mill and is a genocide widow working to rebuild the specialty coffee industry in Rwanda and the community where she lives. All coffee is hand milled and hand sorted, which helps to create a coffee that is very sweet with bright bold acidity.