HAYB - Rwanda Karengera Washed Filter 250 g

Specialty-grade whole-bean coffee from Rwanda, roasted at the HAYB roastery in Warsaw.

Lightly roasted, ideal for pour-over brewers, drip coffee makers, Chemex, AeroPress, French Press, and other alternative brewing methods.

You’ll find flavour notes of peach, red apple, and black tea.

Country of origin: Rwanda

Region: Nyamasheke

Farm: Karengera

Processing method: Washed

Variety: Red Bourbon

Altitude: 1700–2000 m a.s.l.

Cupping score: 86 / 100

Welcome to warmer climates

This lot comes from eleven growers who deliver their coffee cherries to the Karengera washing station.

The station is located in the Nyamasheke region, in Rwanda’s Western Province. Farms in this area are small — on average they have around 610 trees. The volcanic, nutrient-rich soils combined with the high elevation of 1,700 to 2,000 meters above sea level create excellent conditions for producing top-quality coffee.

During the harvest season, ripe cherries are carefully hand-picked by farmers and their families. The growers then bring the harvested cherries — on foot or by bicycle — to the washing station. The Karengera station encourages farmers to carry out thorough sorting before selling: removing any unripe, damaged, or overripe fruit.

Once received, the cherries are pulped to separate the beans, which then undergo a dry fermentation lasting 12 hours. Afterwards, the beans are soaked in clean water for another 8 hours to remove any remaining mucilage, and then passed through grading channels for final washing and sorting. It’s a lot of work so that somewhere on the other side of the world we can enjoy a clean, delicate cup.

We invite you on this journey — a cup of coffee from Rwanda always transports me to warm, sunny places.