Origin - Burundi

Region - Runinya, Kayanza province

Process - Honey

Producer - Izuba washing station, Runinya area smallholders

Altitude - 1500-1700m

Variety - Red Bourbon

Tasting notes - Papaya, pear, floral

Izuba, meaning “sun” in Kirundi, is located in Runinya, Kabarore Commune, of Kayanza Province. It is situated near the Kibira national park where the soil and climate create conditions suited to growing high quality coffee. Kigeri, Ryamukona, and Mugoyiare are the three hills surrounding Izuba and the three areas from which coffee is collected or delivered.

All cherry is hand-sorted before a pre-pulp float, where any under ripe or damaged cherry is removed. The selected cherry is now pulped through the Penagos pulper, in preparation for fermentation, without the use of water.

Then they head to the African raised beds, where they are intensively hand picked throughout the drying phase. Based on the weather, the coffee is batched together in order to control the evenness of drying. This drying time takes 30 days on average.

Izuba aims to provide premiums where possible to not only the farmers but also the station staff. The employees were paid 25% higher than other local washing stations and 33% more than the national average salary.