Bukeye MUSUMBA FIELD BLEND

About This Coffee

This is the only coffee we will release this year from the rolling hills of Musumba, where the rich soils and cool canopies of banana trees create ideal conditions for coffee cultivation. In the cup we find dried apricot, black tea, and blood orange. Bukeye is the first washing station built by the Long Miles team. Located in Muramvya Province, Musumba is one of the few sites we work with in this region. Meticulously managed, Bukeye consistently produces some of the finest Burundian coffees we have tasted in our many years working with the Long Miles Coffee Project. Varieties in Burundi are not exactly straightforward. We know that Red Bourbon and Mibirizi are being cultivated; however, we don't know at what relative percentages. Based on the history of production in Burundi there is also most likely some SL34 being grown as well. The Long Miles Coffee Project is the dream-become-reality of Ben and Kristy Carlson. The pair moved to Burundi in 2011 with a simple dream: Help coffee growers by helping roasters source consistently high quality coffees from Burundi. Their dream has grown from working with fifty coffee growers in 2013 to working with more than 5,500 at present. Long Miles has been extremely effective in helping to actualize Burundi’s natural potential for extremely high quality coffee, while also making an incredible impact socially, economically, and environmentally. Coffees from this project are some of our most anticipated of the year, and we are humbled and honored continue supporting their inspiring work.