Burundi Gakenke coffee bag, Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters

Burundi, Gakenke

Name: Burundi, Gakenke
Brand: Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters
SKU: 10330531758402
Price: 20.5 USD
Availability: InStock

Kayanza, Burundi

The Gakenke Washing Station, in the hills of Burundi's Kayanza Province, has served local smallholder farmers since 1991. About 2,667 producers deliver cherry here, each working an average of 250 trees on a tenth of a hectare. Harvest runs from March to July.

This lot is honey processed: the cherry is pulped with the sticky mucilage left on the bean, then dried slowly on raised beds. The cup is layered and syrupy, with a winey acidity and a candy-like sweetness.

Tasting notes: amaretto, dried grapefruit, and vanilla.

Bean Origins

This lot consists of the Bourbon variety, prized in the specialty coffee world for its deep sweetness, balanced acidity, and clean fruit character. At elevations between 1,650 and 1,950 meters in Kayanza Province, the trees mature slowly — concentrating sugars and developing the structural complexity that makes Burundian Bourbon some of the most distinctive coffee in East Africa.

Flavor Notes

Raspberry

Orange

Cherry

Region

Kayanza, Burundi

Farm

Burundi, Gakenke

Method

Honey

Varietal

Bourbon

MASL

1650-1950

Brew as you like, but our roasting team suggests:

Hario V60

The Hario V60 is purpose-built for the layered fruit and winey acidity of high-altitude Burundian coffees. Its precise water flow and steady pour rate pull out the candy-like sweetness from honey processing while keeping the citrus and stone-fruit notes clear and articulated.

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