{"product_id":"three-marks-burundi-mutana-hill-washed-bourbon","title":"Three Marks Coffee - Mutana Hill - Washed Red Bourbon | Burundi","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBurundi — Long Miles Coffee Project, Mutana Hill, Red Bourbon (Washed)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTastes Like — 🍋 Citrus Lime • 🍮 Caramel • 🍇 Grape\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Miles Coffee Project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smallholder Farmers, Heza Washing Station\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mutana Hill, Butanyerera, 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2100–2200 MASL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the remote hills of Butanyerera, the Long Miles Coffee Project works directly with local farming communities to improve both coffee quality and the livelihoods of the people who grow it. Founded by Ben and Kristy Carlson, the project connects hundreds of smallholder families across hills like Mutana, where coffee is grown on intimate backyard plots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMutana Hill coffee represents the collective effort of these producers: cherries carefully handpicked, meticulously processed, and slowly dried on raised African beds — a coffee built on community, dedication, and the transformative power of a well-structured supply chain at origin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Long Miles Coffee Project has become one of East Africa's most celebrated direct-trade models. Working through washing stations like Heza, Ben and Kristy Carlson have helped smallholder farmers on hills such as Mutana gain access to the kind of precise processing and traceability that commands specialty prices. Families here typically cultivate coffee on very small plots — often just a handful of trees alongside food crops — making the collective infrastructure of Long Miles essential to realising the quality potential of the terroir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe project not only improves processing standards but also funds ongoing community support programmes, ensuring that quality improvements translate into lasting, equitable benefit for farmers and their families across Butanyerera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Washed process at Mutana Hill involves:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🍒 \u003cstrong\u003eCherry Reception \u0026amp; Sorting\u003c\/strong\u003e — Freshly picked cherries are floated and hand-sorted to remove defects and ensure uniform ripeness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🔧 \u003cstrong\u003ePulping\u003c\/strong\u003e — The outer skin is removed to expose parchment coffee.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🧪 \u003cstrong\u003eUnderwater Fermentation\u003c\/strong\u003e — Beans ferment submerged in water for approximately 36 hours, breaking down the remaining mucilage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e💧 \u003cstrong\u003eWashing \u0026amp; Grading\u003c\/strong\u003e — Coffee is cleaned and separated by density using water channels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e💧 \u003cstrong\u003eFinal Soaking\u003c\/strong\u003e — A clean-water soak of several hours ensures maximum purity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e☀️ \u003cstrong\u003eRaised-Bed Drying\u003c\/strong\u003e — Beans dry slowly on African beds for 16–20 days until optimal moisture is reached.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a bright, clean cup that faithfully expresses the distinctive terroir of Mutana Hill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a lively and structured cup anchored by zesty citrus lime and rounded by warm caramel sweetness. 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