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August Coffee Of the Month

Grower - 836 Farmers organized around Ruli Coffee Washing Station .  Dukunde Kawa Coop.

Altitude - 1800-2100 MASL

Variety - Local Bourbon Cultivars

Soil - Volcanic Loam

Region - Gatagara Village - Gakenke District

Process - Fully washed and dried on raised beds

Certification - Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade (only list as FT if you are a member of the FT program)

Roast Level - Medium

Flavor Profile - Papaya, passion fruit, apricot, lemon and caramel.  Bright, complex and well balanced.

Dukunde Kawa is a well-known producer group in Rwanda, as much for exceptionally bright and memorable coffees as for its exceptional business structure: the cooperative carries multiple certifications for its various washing stations including Fair Trade, Organic, Rainforest Alliance, and UTZ, and more than 80% of its workforce is women. Not only that but the organization is located in the Northern province, which, despite its closeness to Kigali, tends to be little-known in specialty coffee compared to the west and south. Since first organizing in 2000 with a single wet mill, years before the majority of washing stations in Rwanda even existed, Dukunde Kawa has received sustainability awards from the SCA as well as placing in the top positions in Rwanda’s Cup of Excellence competition. Today the cooperative has over 2,000 farmer members and 4 washing stations in the Gakenke District north of Kigali. Ruli is one of these stations.