Fruity

Grown high in Burundi’s Muyanga Province, this Red Bourbon natural lot comes from Nyagishiru Coffee Washing Station. Sitting above 5200 ft. in elevation, near the Ruvubu River—Nyagishiru works with 850 farming families across 12 neighboring hills. 

Matraco Coffee established the station not only to process exceptional coffee, but to uplift the community—providing seedlings to rejuvenate aging coffee trees, funding a local school and healthcare center, and paying producers significantly higher than the market rate for cherry.

Processing is meticulous: only the ripest, highest brix cherries are hand-selected, floated to remove defects, and carefully dried on 200 raised beds with constant turning. Even the coffee pulp is returned to farmers as compost to enrich their soil. The result is a vibrant, fruit-forward cup that reflects both the skill of its producers and the station’s deep roots in community impact.

This coffee was sourced through Higa Coffee, who we also partner with to bring in amazing coffees from Rwanda, like our Kilimbi Anaerobic and Vunga. In the sweet but expressive cup, we taste Blackberry Cobbler, Vanilla Bean and Green Grape.