RWANDA, RUGAMBA 286

REGION: Rutsiro

PROCESS: Fully Washed

VARIETAL: Red Bourbon

ALTITUDE: 1520 Masl

TASTE PROFILE: Lime, orange, black tea, brown sugar, clove

Rugamba wet mill was constructed in 2009. The station located at the shores of Lake Kivu, processes cherries grown in the hills surrounding the lake, at a high altitude, in a rich volcanic soil.

The station is equipped with 3-disk McKinnon pulping machine, fermentation tanks, and drying beds, receiving coffees from over 1500 farmers. RTC acquired Rugamba in 2016 after the station had not been operating for 4 years because management issues of the previous owner.

While the station has the capacity to process over 6 containers worth of cherries, with high cherry competition in the field Rugamba process 3-4 containers worth of cherries.

The coffee is delivered to the station where it is floated and immature cherry removed. Then the coffee is taken to raised beds where it is dried for 20 -25 days