{"product_id":"moonwake-coffee-roasters-fugi-kiyonza-hill-baho-coffee-and-emmanuel-rusatira-washed-red-bourbon","title":"Moonwake Coffee Roasters - Fugi Kiyonza Hill Baho Coffee and Emmanuel Rusatira - Washed Red Bourbon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRwanda — Emmanuel Rusatira Baho Coffee Fugi Kiyonza Hill Red Bourbon (Washed)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTastes Like — 🍐 D'Anjou Pear • 🌿 Sage • 🍯 Honey • 🍋 Lime\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Emmanuel Rusatira — Baho Coffee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fugi Washing Station — Kiyonza Hill Separation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ngoma Sector, Nyaruguru District, Southern Province, Rwanda\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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,800–2,000 MASL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hill-level separation from the Kiyonza farmers delivering to Emmanuel Rusatira's Fugi Washing Station in Nyaruguru — one of Rwanda's most thoughtfully run specialty operations. Traceable to a specific hill within the station's catchment, this Red Bourbon is a refined and elegant expression of Southern Rwandan coffee. In the cup: d'Anjou pear, sage, honey, and lime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmmanuel Rusatira founded Baho Coffee after nearly two decades of experience managing washing stations across Rwanda for a large export company. When he established Baho, it was to freely pursue his own philosophies around quality, traceability, and community — and the results are evident across every station in his network. Fugi, located in the Southern Province almost directly on the border with Burundi, works with approximately 950 smallholder farmers who manage plots of around 170–200 trees each — intercropped with maize and potatoes, with coffee remaining their primary cash crop and most significant source of income.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Kiyonza Hill separation is a testament to Baho's commitment to traceability beyond the station level — rather than grouping all deliveries together, Emmanuel separates lots by hill, recognising the individual farmers whose work produced this coffee and enabling quality-based pricing. Baho Coffee pays well above the nationally mandated price for cherry, and supports farmers year-round with seedlings, agricultural education, and loans for infrastructure investment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed Bourbon, one of the oldest and most revered Arabica varieties, thrives in the volcanic soils and cool, high-altitude conditions of Nyaruguru, producing the deep sweetness, complex fruit character, and refined acidity that have made Rwandan Red Bourbon so celebrated in specialty coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Washed process at Fugi involves:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🍒 Hand-picking — Red Bourbon cherries selectively harvested at peak ripeness by Kiyonza Hill farmers 💧 Flotation — Floated upon delivery to remove defects 🔧 Depulping — Outer skin removed at the station 🧪 Fermentation — Beans fermented to break down remaining mucilage 💧 Channel washing — Thoroughly washed through grading channels ☀️ Raised-bed drying — Dried on raised beds for an average of 37 days\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe extended 37-day raised-bed drying is the defining step — one of the longest drying periods of any Rwandan washed lot, it produces an exceptional depth of sweetness and a clean, well-structured body that allow the Kiyonza Hill terroir to express itself with full clarity and refinement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA delicate and beautifully structured washed Red Bourbon from one of Rwanda's most community-focused and quality-driven producers — d'Anjou pear sweetness, a distinctive sage herbal note, warm honey, and a bright lime finish. A hill-level separation that speaks clearly of the people and the place behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🍐 D'Anjou Pear 🌿 Sage 🍯 Honey 🍋 Lime\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moonwake Coffee Roasters","offers":[{"title":"227g \/ May 25th","offer_id":57962915791222,"sku":"MOONWAKE-FUGI-KIYONZA-EMMANUEL-RUSATIRA-RED-BOURBON-WASHED-FIL-MAY25","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9152\/5021\/files\/ilse_logo_1_-8-cropped.jpg?v=1779896455","url":"https:\/\/sigmacoffee.co.uk\/de\/products\/moonwake-coffee-roasters-fugi-kiyonza-hill-baho-coffee-and-emmanuel-rusatira-washed-red-bourbon","provider":"Sigma Coffee UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}