Rich and full-bodied flavor of Rwandan coffee description of grinding degree of taste introduction to the methods of variety treatment

Clans began to form kingdoms in the 15th century, and in 1700 there were eight kingdoms in Rwanda. The Kingdom of Rwanda, ruled by the Tutsi "Nyiginya" clan, grew gradually in the mid-18th century and reached its peak under the rule of King Kigali IV in the 19th century.

Between 700 BC and 1500 AD, some Bantu groups moved to Rwanda to destroy forests and open up wasteland to grow crops.

In the 16th century, the Tutsi established a feudal kingdom.

In 1884, the Berlin West Africa Conference assigned the territory to the German Empire as part of German East Africa, marking the beginning of the colonial era in Rwanda.

It was reduced to a "German East African protectorate" in 1890. It was appointed by Belgium after World War I. It was changed to Belgium's "trusteeship" after World War II.

In 1935, Belgium introduced a new identity card system, which would indicate whether the witnesses were Tutsi, Hutu, Twa or naturalized.

Independence was declared on July 1, 1962 and a republic was established.

On July 5, 1973, the second Republic was established.

In October 1990, a civil war broke out between the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a Tutsi refugee organization living in Uganda, and Hutu government forces.

A multi-party system was implemented in June 1991.

On August 4, 1993, the Romanian government and AFP signed a peace agreement in Arusha, Tanzania, deciding to end the civil war.

The civil war broke out again after Hutu President Habyarimana was killed in a plane crash on April 6, 1994, resulting in a massacre in which nearly one million people were killed.

On July 19, 1994, Ailen won a military victory and seized power.

At the end of 2009, Rwanda officially became a new member of the Commonwealth. It was the second non-British colonial country after Mozambique to join the Commonwealth and the 54th member of the Commonwealth.

Most of the coffee in Rwanda is washed. The water washing method will first wash and flotation the ripe coffee fruit, then remove the exocarp, pulp and part of the pectin layer, then send the coffee into the fermentation tank, remove the remaining pectin layer and then send it to the drying ground for drying treatment, so that the water content reaches about 13%. The coffee in the picture above is dried on an African shed to avoid the smell of dirt. It is more ventilated and mildew can be avoided. In the process of drying, coffee farmers will also turn the beans regularly to make the drying more even. at the same time, they will pick out the beans of poor quality and discard them.

Rwanda has been growing coffee since colonial times. Although the crops are mainly coffee, the quality of coffee produced in Rwanda is not outstanding, and its status in the coffee world is low, and few people pay attention to it. Most of the coffee varieties grown in Rwanda are bourbon. Rwanda, known as the "country of a thousand hills", has a high-altitude mountain environment, fertile volcanic soil and abundant precipitation, and has a climate conducive to the growth of coffee trees. The advantages of varieties and excellent natural conditions should have produced high-quality coffee, but why the quality of its coffee performance is not satisfactory? The reason lies in the later stage of processing. Improper handling will reduce the quality of coffee and sacrifice a lot of good flavor in vain. Harvesting, planting, treatment, grading, transportation and other links will directly affect the quality of raw coffee beans, in which the lack of control in a certain link will become a stumbling block to good coffee.

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.