An introduction to the coffee culture and flavor of the long and rich Chilmel Manor in Rwanda

Located in the central part of Rwanda, Kigali, which was founded in 1907, is the political, economic and cultural center of the country. It covers an area of 730 square kilometers and has a population of 1.13 million (2013), 70 per cent of which are in the suburbs. The city of Kigali, with its pleasant climate, tidy appearance, orderly traffic and good security, is considered one of the safest capitals in Africa. In 2008, it became the first city in Africa to win the UN Habitat Award. The watershed between the Congo basin and the Nile basin runs from north to south through Rwanda. About 80% of the country is drained from the Nile and about 20% draw water from the Ruzizi River and Lake Tanganyika. The longest river in the country is the Niabalongo River (Nyabarongo River) in the southwest, which turns north, east and southeast into the Ruwuwu River and forms the Kagera River, which flows due north along the eastern border of Tanzania. Both the Niabarongo River and the Cagella River will eventually flow into Lake Victoria. There are many lakes in Rwanda, of which Lake Kivu is the largest. The lake is located at the bottom of the Aberdeen Rift Valley and extends along the western border of Rwanda. With a maximum depth of 480 meters, it is one of the 20 deepest lakes in the world. Several other larger lakes include Lake Burera, Lake Ruhondo, Lake Muhazi, Lake Rweru, and Lake Ihema, the largest of a series of lakes in the eastern plains of Akagera National Park, which also contains rare or endangered plant species such as feline tail trees and Guinean cocktail orchids. The largest number of large mammal species are also found in the three national parks, all of which are designated reserves. Akagera National Park is home to typical savanna animals, including giraffes and elephants, while Volcano National Park is home to about 1/3 mountain gorillas in the world. Newgway Forest Park has 13 species of primates, including chimpanzees and Ruwenzori arboreal colobus monkeys, of which as many as 400 engage in group activities, more than any other primate in Africa.

There are about 33000 hectares of coffee plantations in Rwanda, with 500000 people engaged in the coffee industry. With the good natural conditions of high altitude and fertile volcanic soil, the country's fertile soil and suitable climate contribute to plant growth, and coffee trees seem to be driven or forced to grow upward, or because they grow too fast to produce the best coffee beans. The beautiful country of thousands of hills Rwanda has a long and rich culture for growing highland coffee, mainly high-quality Arabica coffee. Rwanda is the only country in the world that can fully enjoy the harmony between soil, altitude and climate. In this unique growing environment, high-quality coffee from Rwanda has a distinctive taste and aroma. Bourbon coffee grown in Rwanda is one of the original varieties of Arabica coffee Rwanda is a small African country, the local people are also relatively poor, but it produces straight and very good coffee, unlike its neighbors Kenya and Ethiopia, Rwanda's coffee is mainly round bourbon, the taste is not as prominent as Ethiopia and Kenya, but the evenness is excellent.

Rwanda Karnogi coffee is planted and harvested by local small farmers and washed by Gitesi Washing Station. Although this is a relatively young coffee processing plant, it has always been famous for producing high quality Rwandan coffee because of its responsible working attitude, good treatment equipment and standard processing procedures. Rwanda Karnogi coffee won the first Arward Winnner on CoE in 2013. This coffee bean shape is a typical bourbon shape. Round beans, glittering and translucent, very clean treatment, little residual silver skin, green color, suitable for medium-to-light baking, beans for 10 seconds at the end of an explosion.