Name: Rwanda - Bwishaza Carbonic Maceration Natural
Brand: Horsham Coffee Roaster
SKU: RwBwishCARB-250gWB
Price: 10.65 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

Rwanda - Bwishaza Carbonic Maceration Natural

Varietal – Red Bourbon
Preparation – Carbonic Maceration Natural
Location – North of Kibuye
Altitude – 1600+ masl
Importer - Horsham Coffee Roaster

This is a special preparation limited edition micro-lot produced using a technique known as carbonic maceration. The full process is detailed below and has created a coffee with incredible fruit flavours.

Our Rwanda natural coffee has been directly traded with producers and we are able to offer full transparency and detailed information on these coffees. For more information on how we source coffees take a look at our Transparency Report.

We first visited Rwanda in 2014 and over the last few years we've developed some very close relationships within the Rwandan coffee community. We first visited Bwishaza co-operative in 2015 and have been buying coffee from them every year since our first visit.

Harvesting and Processing:

Bwishaza washing station is co-operative owned works with around 500 small-hold farmers. Most of these producers have just a few hundred trees and will harvest coffee every few days during the season which runs from March to June. During the harvest, we asked Bwishaza if they would be able to produce some experimental micro lots using techniques we learned during our visit to Costa Rica and when taking the SCA processing course. We sent them a detailed PDF explaining the process below:

1) Harvest only very ripe cherry with careful sorting as seen in the image below:

2) Use flotation to remove defects and to wash the cherry

3) Place cherry into sacks and seal so that no air can get into the sacks

4) Store in a cool shady place for 48 hours

5) Remove the coffee from the sacks and dry it on tables in a thin layer for two days. Dry the cherry quickly for the first few days

6) Continue drying the coffee on tables but in a thicker layer like the picture below:

Once dried the coffee is rested in sacks in a cool storage room for several weeks before being transported to the dry mill for processing to remove the cherry and parchment and prepare the coffee for export. This process has created some incredible flavours and we are very happy with the results.

A lot of additional work went into creating this unique coffee and Bwishaza co-operative was paid a significant premium for this coffee. The global coffee C-price is very high at the moment at around $2.42/lb but we paid $4/lb to Bwishaza for this incredible coffee. You can read more about this in our transparency report.

Tasting Notes:

This is a stunning coffee with complex juicy fruit notes and wonderful acidity. The carbonic maceration process has intensified the fruit notes making this one of the most impressive coffees we've ever had from Rwanda. Tasting notes include blackcurrant, strawberry, caramel and a rich, silky body.

Brewing:

This coffee works well for all brew methods.

Filter: Dose 15g, water 250g.

Espresso: Dose 17 gram to 40 gram yield over about 30 seconds.

This coffee is available as wholebean and pre ground but we recommend always grinding fresh before brewing. We sell a range of grinders if you would like to grind this coffee fresh at home.

Perfectly balanced

A wonderfully balanced coffee which has great fruity caramel notes, without having often overpowering fermented flavours. The carbonic maceration process is a game changer, love it.

excellent as usual

beautiful coffee, Horsham are consistent with quality and tasting notes spot on.

Absolute Banger

This coffee is exactly as like it. Amazing quality, delivers loads of fruity flavours in a huge clean hit exactly like the tasting notes. Fruity naturals are my favourite but this Carbonic Maceration Natural process is a game changer from all the coffees I've had. Big thumbs up from me

Lovely fruit bomb

Can’t get enough of the carbonic maceration. Please bring more out

One of the best coffees I have tried

As a newbie to the specialty coffee industry, before buying this coffee I had never tried a carbonic maceration coffee, or a coffee from Rwanda in general. I was sceptical as to how good it would be, but oh boy was I blown away by this expertly produces coffee.

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Another excellent coffee

Yet again another excellent smooth coffee and ethically sourced,

Nice and good value

These beans are nice and good value. I have repeated my purchase.

an addictive coffee, morning after morning

a very good coffee

Everyday blend

Lovely everyday coffee for a few essential cups in the morning

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Rwanda - Bwishaza Carbonic Maceration Natural