Ninga

About This Coffee

This is our last release from Burundi this year. Burundi remains one of the most challenging origins we work in and produces some of the most unique profiles in coffee, so this selection is a fond farewell until next season. In the cup we find dried berries, spice, and orange marmalade. This is our first year working with coffees from Bumba Hill. We were extremely impressed by the quality this season and selected multiple lots from different harvest dates. Each of these separations has been kept distinct, and we will be releasing them sequentially. Bumba Hill delivers to the Ninga washing station, operated by Long Miles Coffee Project, and we are deeply grateful for the effort that has gone into making these remote and isolated coffees available. 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.