Flavor description of Burundian Coffee varieties with Sweet Flavor introduction of Fine Coffee

The capital Bujumbura (Bujumbura), with a population of 393000 (2012), is the political, economic and cultural centre of Burundi. Bujumbura was formerly known as Wusumbura. In the west of the border, the north bank at the eastern end of Lake Tanganyika. The average annual temperature is about 22 to 26 ℃. The city is backed by mountains and lakes, with a pleasant climate, beautiful scenery, lush trees, flowers and expanding tourism facilities. It is a developing tourist city with many highlands and mountains in Burundi, most of which is composed of the plateau on the east side of the East African Rift Valley. the national average elevation is 1600 meters, which is called "mountain country". According to the topography of Burundi, it can be divided into three regions: the western plain, along the Ruzizi River, the Rift Albrtine plain, 774 to 1000 meters above sea level; the central and western mountains, with an average elevation of 1700 meters, with the highest peak at Heha, southeast of Bujumbura, 2670 meters above sea level; and the central and eastern plateau, 1000 to 2000 meters above sea level.

The chaos of Burundian coffee has been going on for a long time, with a large number of old and new raw beans mixed together, making this coffee unsuitable for grading. This coffee is rough but mild, and has characteristics similar to Kenyan coffee. With a sweet, fruity flavor and a slightly spicy aftertaste, Burundi is a small landlocked country located at the junction of eastern and central Africa, straddling the Nile and Congo basins, dominated by hills and mountains and excellent coffee-growing elevations. The history of coffee cultivation in Burundi is not long, its coffee planting industry is carried out entirely in the form of small family farms, there is a great difference in quality, and years of war and social unrest have made its coffee planting industry very chaotic. But it has to be admitted that it has the potential to produce high-quality coffee. Londi coffee bears a striking resemblance to neighboring Rwanda, whose coffee is often confused. Burundian coffee is mainly grown in bourbon, and cherries are processed by traditional wet treatment. The main characteristics of its fine coffee are elegant sweetness and bright citrus aroma.

Burundi coffee was introduced by Belgian colonists in 1930. Unfortunately, many of these farms are on the border with war-torn Rwanda, putting pressure on coffee production.

Coffee producing areas in Burundi:

Coffee in Burundi is now grown only on small farms. Almost all coffee produced in Burundi is Arabian coffee beans, while coffee trees in Ngozi are planted at an altitude of more than 1200 meters.

Features of Burundian coffee:

Burundi has the most diverse and successful coffee industry in the world, and has its own characteristics. Burundian coffee is fragrant and has excellent acidity.