Bukunzo - Natural

Flavour Profile

Sweet mango, Honey, Permsimmon

About this Coffee:

Producer - Kituei smallholder farmers (agri-evolve) 

Process - Natural

Altitude - 1700 - 1840 MASL

Variety - SL14 & SL28

Cup profile:

A bright and fruity well balanced cup with clean acidity. It has a complex aftertaste, with notes of sweet toffee and dried dates, with bundles of sweetness.

Background

This coffee comprises of cherries from the farmers in a small trading centre called Kituei, located outside of the Kasese district, to the west of the main city Kasese within the Rwenzoris and processed by Agri Evolve at the Nyabirongo washing station.

The 4 buying stations which contributed cherries towards these lots consists of over 500 smallholder farmers who cultivate coffee on small parcels of land ranging from 1 to 4 acres. Covering a wide area within the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, the community where this coffee originates from has altitudes ranging from 1700 to 1840 amsl.

The cherries are harvested and collected from the buying centres and then delivered to the Nyabirongo washing station during the main and fly harvests. Upon arrival at the washing station, the coffee cherries are first sorted and then floated to pick out the initial under-grades / underripes. After drying on the raised beds for 3-4 weeks, turned regularly and picked again by the seasonal workers, the fresh cherry slowly dries in the sun and turns into what is locally known as ‘kiboko’.

From here, the coffee is then hulled, graded, and bagged. As a natural coffee, the Bukunzo  has always varied depending on the region the cherries come from, and season to season each of the buying stations provide vibrant fruity natural lots, we love tasting the naturals from the different regions as the coffees always come with unique profiles.