{"product_id":"flower-child-coffee-busambo-red-bourbon","title":"Flower Child Coffee - Busambo - Washed Red Bourbon | Burundi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBurundi — Umoco Washing Station Busambo Red Bourbon (Washed)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTastes Like — 🍬 Candied Plum • 🍋 Citrus • 🍐 Quince\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Umoco Washing Station\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kayanza, Burundi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red Bourbon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Washed (Double Fermentation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,800–2,100 MASL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brilliant expression of Kayanza at its sweetest — Flower Child's top Red Bourbon selection from Busambo this season, and one of their favourite Burundian lots of the year. Super bright, glossy, and complex, with a dynamic that shifts beautifully as the cup cools. In the cup: candied plum, citrus, and quince, with loquat, apple, apricot, pink grapefruit, and undertones of dried fruit and cacao woven throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBusambo is a community in Kayanza province — one of Burundi's most celebrated coffee-growing regions, where producers cultivate Red Bourbon on small hillside plots, often without fertilisers due to their cost, growing coffee alongside bananas, maize, cassava, and beans as subsistence crops. Cherries are delivered to the Umoco washing station — named after the Kirundi word for \"light\" — on foot, by bicycle, or by motorcycle, where they are processed with meticulous care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurundi is a small, landlocked nation in East Africa with a deep coffee tradition. The Burundian government legally requires that only Bourbon be produced, making this one of the few origins where varietal integrity is enforced at a national level. Red Bourbon — one of the most culturally and genetically important Arabica varieties in the world — thrives in the volcanic soils and high-altitude conditions of Kayanza, producing the pronounced sweetness, bright acidity, and refined fruit complexity that define the region's finest lots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Washed process at Umoco involves:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🍒 Hand-picking — Ripe Red Bourbon cherries selectively harvested and delivered to the station 🧪 First wet fermentation — Fermented for 12 hours in water 🧪 Second fermentation — Transferred to cement tanks for a further 12 hours of fermentation 💧 Washing — Thoroughly washed after fermentation to remove all mucilage ☀️ Raised-bed drying — Dried on traditional African raised beds for 20–25 days\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe double fermentation is the defining step — two consecutive 12-hour fermentation phases, first in water and then in cement tanks, build the layered complexity, bright acidity, and clean sweetness that define Busambo's best lots, while the extended raised-bed drying locks in the glossy, well-structured finish that makes this cup so dynamic from hot to cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA complex, glossy, and brilliantly sweet washed Red Bourbon from one of Kayanza's most carefully processed washing stations — candied plum and quince sweetness, sunshine-bright citrus acidity, and a layered dried fruit and cacao depth that rewards attention as the cup evolves. Burundian Red Bourbon at its most joyful and expressive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🍬 Candied Plum 🍋 Citrus 🍐 Quince\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flower Child Coffee","offers":[{"title":"250g \/ June 1st","offer_id":57980647801206,"sku":"FLOWER-UMOCO-WASHING-BUSAMBO-RED-BOURBON-WASHED-DBL-FERMENTATION-JUN01","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9152\/5021\/files\/BusamboLabel.jpg-cropped.jpg?v=1780067772","url":"https:\/\/sigmacoffee.co.uk\/de\/products\/flower-child-coffee-busambo-red-bourbon","provider":"Sigma Coffee UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}