Drip Roasters
Bern, Switzerland
The Kamajumba Estate lies on a peninsula directly at the Lake Kivu in Western Rwanda, where the border with neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) goes right through the lake. The area is surrounded by many volcanoes. Most of them are not active, but Mount Nyiragongo recently erupted on the Kongolese side near the lake and left many people around the city of Goma without homes. The lake is situated on 1460 masl and the proximity to the equator as well as the volcanic soil offer unique conditions for growing coffee on the peninsula. Kivubelt Coffee was founded in 2011 by Furaha Umwizeye Teuscher. After finishing her Master's degree in Economics in Switzerland she returned to Rwanda, where she took on the challenge to start a coffee farm. Since then, more than 90'000 coffee trees were planted in the Kivubelt region around the lake on the three farms, that belong to the company. Kivubelt Coffee also engages with local smallholder farmers who bring their coffee cherries to Kivubelt's washing stations. The young company puts emphasis on vertical integration and applies ecologic and sustainable farming practices whenever possible. Employees of Kivubelt Coffee receive access to education and possibilities for work outside the harvest season. They also have health insurance. We found this coffee through our contact with VanĂa Nzeyimana. VanĂa has recently started a company to import Rwandan coffee to Europe. Doing so, she puts emphasis on social justice, ecological responsibility and a coffee trade with producers and buyers on eye level. The Kamajumba Espresso offers fruity aromas reminding us of oranges and red apples as well as more chocolaty flavors. The slight acidity is complemented with aromas of black tea and completed with a pleasant sweetness.
Dried Fruit
Honeysuckle
Meat-like
Type
Espresso
Origin
Gihombo, Rwanda
Roast
Medium
Species
Arabica
Varieties
Red Bourbon
Process
Washed
Altitude
1516m
Producer
Furaha Umwizeye Teuscher
Farm
Kamajumba Estate