Gahahe

About This Coffee

Each year, we eagerly anticipate coffees from Burundi, specifically from Kayanza. Gahahe is an outstanding washing station just south of Kayanza and produces exceptional, terroir-focused profiles. In the cup we find dark fruit, blood orange, and baking spice. Kayanza consistently produces some of our favorite coffees and some of the world’s most distinctive, terroir-driven profiles. Like most washing stations in Burundi, Gahahe receives coffee grown in small, garden-like plots tended by local farmers. Around 600 producers bring their cherries to the Gahahe washing station. It is the southernmost washing station we work with, giving Gahahe a unique profile that remains true to the Lake Kivu region. 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.