Kibingo - Washed Bourbon | Burundi
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Burundi — GREENCO Kibingo Washing Station Bourbon (Washed)
Tastes Like — 🍋 Kumquat • 🫐 Blueberry • 🍏 Green Apple
DETAILS
- Producer: GREENCO / Kibingo Washing Station
- Farm: Kibingo Washing Station
- Region: Kayanaza, Burundi
- Varietal: Bourbon
- Process: Washed
- Altitude: 1,893 MASL
- Size: 250g
INTRO
Kibingo is widely regarded as one of Burundi's most celebrated washing stations, having produced Cup of Excellence nominated coffees every year — including the prestigious #1 ranking in 2017. The Bourbon varietal cultivated here is prized for exactly the qualities one would expect from the best of this lineage: iconic sweetness, a rich velvety body, and a fruit-forward clarity that echoes the best SL28 lots from East Africa.
Expect kumquat brightness to open, followed by blueberry sweetness, with crisp green apple in the finish.
THE PRODUCER
GREENCO operates the Kibingo washing station in Kayanaza, Burundi, at an altitude of 1,893 MASL. The station has built an exceptional reputation over many years, consistently producing lots that rank among the highest-scoring coffees in Burundi's annual Cup of Excellence competition. Its COE #1 victory in 2017 cemented Kibingo's place among the country's most celebrated processing facilities.
The station works with smallholder farmers in the surrounding area who deliver ripe cherry for processing. GREENCO's rigorous approach to quality control at the wet mill stage is central to the consistency that makes Kibingo lots so recognisable in the cup.
THE PROCESS
The Washed process at Kibingo involves:
- 🍒 Cherry Selection — Only fully ripe, red cherry is accepted at the washing station
- 🔧 Pulping — Cherry skin and pulp are mechanically removed on the day of delivery
- 💧 Fermentation — Parchment coffee is fermented in water tanks to break down residual mucilage
- 💧 Channel Washing — Beans are washed through grading channels, separating by density
- ☀️ Raised-Bed Drying — Parchment is dried on raised African beds under the Kayanaza sun
- ✅ Quality Sorting — Lots are sorted and graded before milling and export
The washed method allows the Bourbon varietal's inherent sweetness and fruit character to shine through with exceptional clarity, delivering a clean, structured cup with a notably velvety body.
THE CUP
The Kibingo opens with bright, tart kumquat before settling into a generous blueberry sweetness that forms the heart of the cup. The finish is refreshingly crisp, with a clean green apple note that keeps the experience lively and structured from first sip to last.
Flavour Notes
- 🍋 Kumquat
- 🫐 Blueberry
- 🍏 Green Apple
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