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Africa & Arabia

Rwanda

The “land of a thousand hills”, planted almost entirely with Bourbon and washed at stations from smallholder cherries. Red berries, citrus and caramel; clean and refined. The occasional “potato defect” is a Great Lakes issue.

EthiopiaKenyaRwandaBurundiTanzaniaUgandaYemenPanamaCosta RicaGuatemalaHondurasEl SalvadorNicaraguaMexicoJamaicaColombiaBrazilPeruBoliviaEcuadorIndonesiaIndiaVietnamThailandChina (Yunnan)TaiwanMyanmarLaosTimor-LestePapua New GuineaHawaii

Altitude

1,400–2,100 m

Harvest

Typical flavours

CitrusBerrySweetFloralTea & herbalSpice

Main varieties

Bourbon

Common processing

WashedNaturalHoney

Regions

Western (Lake Kivu)1,500–2,000 mNyamasheke, Rutsiro and Karongi along Lake Kivu produce many top lots.Southern1,600–2,000 mAround Huye and Nyamagabe, near the Nyungwe forest.Northern1,600–2,200 mAround Gakenke and Musanze, near the volcanoes.

In stock at QLC

Past QLC coffees