Episode 344 on Monday the 15th of June 2015 Burundi Mutara Hill Nautral

This coffee is from the Cafex washing station located in the north of Burundi, in the province of Kirundo. The washing station is on the Mutura hills at an altitude of 1,450 metres above sea level. The coffee processed at the station is from hills between 1,450 and 1,750 m.a.s.l.

The washing station is a private, family-run business. The owner is passionate about coffee; he wanted make his European and Burundian cultural background benefit the Burundian coffee farming community, and so offer great Burundian coffees to the world. The washing station is managed by qualified and trained staff to maximise the quality of the coffee throughout the processing chain.

We've searched for a long time to find great Burundian coffee. Every year the samples would arrive, and we were just not happy with the quality. I knew great Burundi coffees – like this one – existed, because I had tasted them from other roasters. But we just couldn't find the coffee for us.

This coffee comes from the varietals Bourbon and Jackson (which is a Bourbon cultivation found primarily in Rwanda and Burundi), and it's the first time I have found anyone doing naturally processed lots from this area. I'm still not sure how we managed to get this tiny lot out of Burundi but we have, and we hope you enjoy it.

In the cup this is so different to what I expected. It has leather notes with a blackcurrant syrup andcassis, and a dark chocolate aftertaste. A huge body.

• Country: Burundi

• Region: Northern

• City: Kirundo

• Farm: Cafex

• Farmer: Cooperative

• Altitude: 1,450 – 1,750 m.a.s.l.
• Washing station altitude: 1,450 m.a.s.l.
• Processing method: Natural