What is Rwandan bourbon coffee? What are the flavor characteristics of Rwandan bourbon coffee?

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Rwanda is a small mountainous country located in the equator in eastern Africa, covering an area of 26000 square kilometers, and more than half of its population depends on coffee exports. The genocide in Rwanda in 1994 shocked the world. The film Hotel Rwanda tells the history and let us know that there is such a small country in Africa.

Like Kenya, coffee cultivation in Rwanda was introduced from colonial countries. In 1904, German missionaries introduced bourbon to Rwanda and then began to grow on a large scale along the banks of Lake Kiev. Due to geographical barriers and government support, 90% of coffee varieties in Rwanda are still traditional bourbon, while in Kenya, bourbon has been replaced by the newly developed SL28 as the main variety. It's not easy to drink Kenyan bourbon these days.

There are five major coffee producing areas in Rwanda, and the coffee produced in these five regions is slightly different in aroma and taste. The coffee from Rwanda tastes sour, but it has a lingering aftertaste. "good coffee is like Chinese tea. It feels sweet only after drinking it." Mustafari said. Starbucks, a well-known coffee chain, also imports some of its raw materials from Rwanda. Mustafari said that although Rwandan coffee has not yet officially entered the Chinese market, they are working hard and are expected to give China a taste of authentic Rwandan coffee within two years.

Rwanda is known as the "country of a thousand hills". It is full of mountains and plateaus, and most areas are tropical plateau climate and savanna climate, which is mild and cool. There are about 33000 hectares of coffee plantations and 500000 people are engaged in the coffee industry. Rwanda is the only country in the world that can fully enjoy the harmony of soil-altitude-climate. Rwanda has unique conditions for growing Arabica coffee, fertile volcanic soil, adequate rainfall and the right temperature all year round, all of which make our coffee taste different.

Rwandan coffee has a berry texture similar to that of Kenya, without the same domineering acidity as Kenya, but does not reduce the thick taste. Perhaps different varieties and treatments have changed the flavor trend, and the high starting point of planting altitude and volcanic soil are also the guarantee for the production of high-quality coffee. We have purchased Rwandan coffee, each batch is full and thick, with few defects.

The taste of Rwandan coffee is described as "grass aroma" with tropical climate characteristics. In addition to the sweetness of fruit, this coffee also gives people a feeling of freshness, clearness and freshness. Bourbon coffee grown in Rwanda is amazing for its sweet fruit, full-bodied, unrestrained and lingering aftertaste. This coffee has a delicious, citrus sweetness and a deep chocolate color, with red apples, cherries, cinnamon and honey, high sweetness and balance, cinnamon, almonds and chocolate finish.

Qianjie Coffee suggests that Rwandan coffee can be roasted in cities or deep cities, where you can feel obvious flavors of red apples, cherries, cinnamon and honey, while mild acidity can give the coffee more flavor levels.