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Heart of Africa Burundian Kayanza Coffee production area Gishubi Coffee Story Burundi long distance Plan Coffee

Published: 2025-08-21 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2025/08/21, Professional coffee knowledge exchange more coffee bean information please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) Burundi is located in the interior of East Africa, known as the Heart of Africa because of its geographical location. Coffee grows in high mountains between 1750 and 2000 meters above sea level. The changeable terrain and the high altitude of coffee planting form the characteristics of outstanding aroma and complex flavor.

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Located in the interior of East Africa, Burundi is known as the "Heart of Africa" because of its geographical location. Coffee grows in high mountains between 1750 and 2000 meters above sea level. The changeable terrain and the high altitude of coffee planting form the characteristics of outstanding aroma and complex and changeable flavor, which belongs to the type of aroma rising sweetness and excellent acidity. In recent years, European and American raw bean merchants have gone to Burundi to help local coffee farmers improve their coffee quality.

Gishubi is a production area of the Long Miles Coffee Project project, located in the Kibira National Forest Park in northwestern Burundi. Coffee takes more time to mature on the misty hillside, but it also develops a deeper flavor, making it an excellent coffee producing area. In the past, as a result of the war, many rebels often hid in the forest and plundered people's property and livestock, and the local people had been extremely insecure for a long time. They are almost always ready to go far away and will not consider investing their income in coffee at all. Long Miles Coffee Project is a project led by an American family living in Burundi to improve the quality of coffee in Burundi and show the world that Burundi is good. When Alphonse, the founder of the project, first entered Gishubi, local residents were extremely defensive and it was not clear what a white man intended to show up in an all-black village. After constantly communicating with you, providing funds, teaching planting methods and, more importantly, providing a stable income, Alphonse finally dropped everyone's guard and gradually promoted Burundian high-quality coffee to the world stage!

Product name: Gishubi

Country: Burundi Burundi

Production area: Kayanza

Variety: Red Bourbon

Treatment: washing

Baking degree: shallow baking

Baking time: Mar 19 2018

Flavor description: jam, cherry chocolate, marshmallow, caramel tail rhyme

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