Burundi Ngozi Turihamwe Lot 1920

Description

Tasting Notes: Red apple, Brown sugar, Milk chocolate

Country: Burundi | Region: Ngozi | Importer: JNP | Producer: Turihamwe Turashobora Producer Group | Processing: Washed | Altitude: 1,750 MASL | Varietal: Heirloom Bourbon | Mill/Washing Station: Turihamwe Wet Mill

Our average cupping score: 86.5

About the Producers

This coffee comes from a small women-owned producer group in Ngozi, where seven entrepreneurs worked in coffee farming and earned premiums from producer and exporter group JNP Coffee (also women-owned) as part of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) Premium Program. The women pooled their savings to produce their first harvest and purchase a wet mill to process their coffees, and named their investment group Turihamwe, which means "together" in Kirundi.

What makes this coffee stand out

With the help of JNP Coffee, the IWCA, and Burundi Friends International, these coffee producers are able to participate in classes that teach financial literacy, leadership skills, and English. Such resources help these producers to develop and grow their coffee production, improve their homes and farms, pay for children's education, build savings, and invest their money overall. Rooted in strong producer partnerships, these efforts empower the farmers and their families to build resilience and expand their coffee production capacity.

One of JNP Coffee's renowned initiatives is the Dushime program, their Second Payment Day. The JNP Coffee team visits the farmers before each harvest, providing cash incentives based on the previous harvest's quality and the global market response. The second payment serves as a significant motivator, encouraging farmers to prioritize quality control. They have recently achieved a milestone of collectively paying half a million dollars in second payments since inception.

Pour over recipe:

Ratio: 18g coffee, 274g water | Grind: Medium-coarse | Water: 200F

0:00 60 g bloom, gentle
0:45 200 g medium height, create agitation
(just before bed dries) 274 very gentle, very slow
Target brew time 3:15

Text from Driftaway Coffee's listing.