Introduction of Burundian Coffee Bean Flavor description treatment Variety characteristics taste Grinding degree

Burundi coffee beans

Coffee in Burundi was originally brought in by the Germans in the 1900s; they found that bourbon was the best coffee variety to grow in the local climate, which is usually a "tropical" plateau climate with very large temperature differences between day and night. However, due to the suspension of investment in coffee research, Bourbon became the only coffee variety left in the country and has been treated with "full washing".

The development of fine coffee needs continuous breakthrough and innovation. In 2014, the Long Miles Coffee Project (LMCP) began using sun treatment and honey treatment on their coffee, which made professional coffee cup testers happy with the taste of coffee. According to Miss Gu Qinru, head of Latorre & Dutch Coffee Asia,"Usually we can drink citrus and plum flavors in washed Burundi coffee. And this is the first time we've ever had a cup of sun-cured and honey-treated Burundi coffee. Its flavors become more complex with strawberries, grapes and tropical fruits. It seems that processing is crucial to the taste of coffee.

Burundi is a country that is quite interesting to us. Coffee producers and processors can't price their coffee any more than people can't identify uncut jade, so people here don't have the income to do the growing and processing methods that are being used in other countries, like Panama." Tim Maestas of Augies Coffee (USA) said this

Lundy coffee bears striking similarities to neighbouring Rwanda, whose coffee is often confused. Burundi's coffee cultivation is dominated by bourbon, processed coffee cherries using traditional wet processing, and its fine coffee is characterized by elegant sweetness and bright citrus aromas.

Burundi is a small landlocked country located at the junction of eastern and central Africa, straddling the Nile River and Congo River basins. Its topography is dominated by hills and mountains, and it has excellent coffee cultivation altitude. Coffee cultivation in Burundi has a short history. Its coffee cultivation is carried out entirely in the form of small family farms, with great differences in quality. Moreover, perennial war and social unrest also make its coffee cultivation very chaotic. But I have to admit that it has the potential to produce high-quality coffee.

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