Rwanda washed bourbon coffee

Rwanda is known as "the country of thousands of hills". It has many mountains and plateaus throughout the country. Most of the areas have tropical plateau climate and tropical grassland climate, which is mild and cool. There are approximately 33,000 hectares of coffee plantations and 500,000 people engaged in coffee farming. With its high altitude and fertile volcanic soil, the country's fertile soil and climate are conducive to plant growth, and coffee trees seem to be driven or forced to grow upwards, or to grow too fast to produce the best coffee beans. Rwanda, the beautiful country of a thousand hills, has a long and rich culture of growing highland coffee, mainly high-quality Arabica coffee. Rwanda is the only country in the world that can fully enjoy the harmony between soil, elevation and climate. In this unique growing environment, Rwanda's high-quality coffee has a distinctive taste and aroma.

Bourbon coffee grown in Rwanda is one of the original varieties of Arabica coffee. In the 2008 annual professional competition of top coffee held by SCAA, Rwanda Aromec's best washed bourbon defeated Jamaica Blue Mountain No.1 and Sumatra Mantenin G1 Special Selection at the same time and won the 2008 COE(Cup of Excellence) Award.

The taste of Rwandan coffee is described as "grassy aroma" with tropical climate characteristics. In addition to the fruity sweetness of this coffee, it can also taste refreshing, clear and fresh. Bourbon coffee grown in Rwanda is marvellous for its fruity sweetness, its rich, full-bodied aroma, and its long aftertaste. With a delicious, citrus sweetness and a deep chocolate color, Rwanda bourbon is known as "the coffee that captures and concentrates the essence of Africa in the cup."

Rwandan coffee is attracting attention for its high-quality washed Arabica beans and is gaining increasing popularity in international markets. Rwanda plans to export 3000 tonnes of coffee this year, further boosting production to meet increasing demand, according to marketing and promotion officer of the Rwanda Coffee Association, Karuretwa. Starbucks, the world's largest coffee retailer, has partnered with the Rwandan government to import Rwandan coffee, just as a coffee-colored dove flies from a coffee cup against the words "Cup of Hope" on the Rwandan coffee label. Indeed, coffee holds the hopes of the Rwandan people. They hope to increase coffee exports to drive the country's economic development, but also hope that Hutu and Tutsi, the two major tribes that once hated each other, will work together to grow coffee and eliminate hatred and build a better tomorrow.