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About Kiyonza Hill
In Rwanda, most coffee growers bring their crop to a centralized washing station for processing because the average farm size is less than a hectare, which is extremely small! This means that, most of the time, coffee is only traceable to the washing stations.
However, through the hard work of Emmanuel and Baho Coffee, this lot has been traced a bit further to an area called Kiyonza Hill, made up of cherries from 60 smallholder producers. This traceability work is time consuming and requires lots of coordination at the washing stations to make sure lots stay together throughout the entire journey through processing. But, the upside far outweighs the time & effort. It allows for direct connections to the growers which opens the door to long-term relationships that will help increase quality, consistency, and prices paid to growers.
This coffee is processed at the Fugi Station, a hub for innovation and specialty-grade coffee. It’s owned by the formerly mentioned Baho Coffee and Emmanuel Rusatira, who has worked in the Rwandan coffee industry for nearly 20 years. Fugi was one of the first stations he purchased, laying a foundation for his extensive, and well-received Rwandan specialty coffee operation.
Kiyonza Hill has the classic, rich sweetness paired with delicate florals that we’ve come to expect (and absolutely love!) from Rwandan coffees. In this specific coffee, these traits manifest as fragrant jasmine and orange mellowed by a rich and complex date sweetness. Don’t sleep on Rwandan offerings; there’s more to African coffees than just Ethiopians!
REGION: Ngoma, Nyaruguru, Rwanda
FARM/MILL: Fugi Washing Station
VARIETAL: Red Bourbon
ALTITUDE: 1,700 - 1,900 meters
PRODUCER: 60 Smallholder Producers
PROCESS: Washed, Dried on Raised Beds
Sourced through our partners at Sundog Trading.
Tastes like
Jasmine, Orange, Dates
Brewing Recommendation
While we strive to roast our coffees to be enjoyable using any brewing method, try this coffee on Kalita or Drip.
Kalita Brewing Ratio - 1:16 [i.e. 25g coffee and 400g water]
Chemex Brewing Ratio - 1:16 [i.e. 25g coffee and 400g water]
We ship almost all orders same or next day, Monday-Friday. We ship via USPS and typically orders take 2-5 days arrive. (But, as you may know, once we drop your package off, shipping times are out of our control.)
The coffee is usually roasted within one business day (Monday-Friday) of shipment. We recommend waiting at least 3-4 days after the roasting date before brewing. (And we think the sweet spot is around 2 weeks!)
All our coffees will be somewhere in the vicinity of a light to medium roast.
The way we approach roasting coffees is called 'profile roasting' meaning that we create a unique roasting profile for each coffee based on the characteristics of each bean (density, size, moisture level within the bean, etc) and how it reacts while roasting so that we can get what we believe to be the best expression possible for each of our coffees!
Espresso is one of the most detail oriented brew methods which makes pre-grinding for espresso quite tricky. Each home espresso machine is different (pressure, temperatures, basket size, etc.) making it difficult to choose a grind setting that will work for you. (Plus, things like bean density, how warm your grinder is, and more can effect the finicky nature of espresso. Even in our cafes, we’re constantly making tweaks to our espresso grind throughout the day!) Also, we don’t have a specific espresso grinder to be able to grind a bulk amount of coffee at once. We only have a drip coffee specific grinder for bulk grinding.
This is all to say, grinding your coffee on a home espresso grinder prior to brewing will produce the most tasty shot of espresso! We’re rooting for you to have the best version of our coffee as possible. If you need a grinder recommendation, please don’t hesitate to reach out to hello@crema-coffee.com.
If you would still like for us to pre-grind for an espresso machine, let us know in the order notes. We’ll use our best guess at a grind setting, but please keep in mind that we do not offer refunds on any type of coffee.
Lucky for you, any of our coffees can be brewed as espresso!
We aim to roast our coffee so that it tastes great in a variety of brew methods. (Fun fact: espresso is a brew method, not a type of coffee bean!)
If one of our offerings sounds good to you, we bet you’ll like it on espresso too! But, we always like to suggest Tres Banderas as a starting point for espresso.
No, most of our coffees aren’t ‘certified’ organic. But!! That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re not grown using organic processes. For many of the farms/mills that we purchase coffee from, the cost of the certification could put them out of business — new and separate equipment, cost of application process, the time spent going through certification (multiple years), etc. You can read more on the topic in our blog post here.
We are not officially fair trade certified and typically do not purchase Fair Trade certified coffees. We believe the system is a good one, and has helped many farmers and families earn a better living, however, one thing it does not address well is quality of product, and we typically pay much higher prices for higher quality.
Fair trade usually offers farmers a small premium (about $.40) on top of whatever the current market price for coffee is. We either work directly with producers or importers that already pay well above Fair Trade prices for high quality coffees. We pay top prices for great coffees regardless of any certification. Please feel free toreach out to us if you have any other questions regarding our buying practices.
Your enthusiastic satisfaction with your order is our top priority! If you are dissatisfied with your purchase, please contact us to discuss available options.
You have 30 calendar days to return an item from the date the order was placed. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it in and must be in the original packaging.
Please note that we cannot accept returns on coffee because it is a perishable item. If we made an error in fulfilling your coffee order, we will, of course, make it right! Just contact us and we’ll get everything sorted.
Visit our full FAQ page or send us a note at hello@crema-coffee.com.