IZUBA MUGOYI [25/26] - RED BOURBON, NATURAL - BURUNDI

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LONDON, ENGLAND

IZUBA MUGOYI [25/26] - RED BOURBON, NATURAL

FRUITCAKE
ASSAM TEA
MILK CHOCOLATE

PRODUCER: IZUBA MUGOYI
ORIGIN: BURUNDI
REGION: MUGOYI, RUNINYA, KAYANZA PROVINCE
FARM: 230 SMALLHOLDER FARMERS FROM MUGOYI HILL SELLING CHERRY TO IZUBA CWS
VARIETAL: RED BOURBON
ALTITUDE: 1500 - 1700 MASL
PROCESS: TRADITIONAL NATURAL

ROAST DATE: MAY 29, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

OUR THIRD SEASON BUYING IZUBA, WE LAST RAN COFFEE FROM MUGOYI HILL AS BOTH A HOUSE FILTER AND COMPONENT IN FACILITY. LOWER PRODUCTIONS THIS YEAR MEANT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO LOCK IN FW MUGOYI, BUT WE PICKED UP A VERY SMALL ALLOCATION OF NATURAL TO RUN AS SINGLE ORIGIN. HAVING CUPPED THIS ON ARRIVAL, WE'VE DECIDED IT NEEDS A TOUCH MORE DEVELOPMENT - GOING FOR SUGARY/DARKER FRUIT NOTES AND EMPHASISING THE BURUNDIAN SPICES & MALTY TEA. NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING WITH SOME REAL WEIGHTY BODY TO IT AS WELL

WE'RE TASTING BIG AROMATICS OF RAISIN, MALTY ASSAM TEA AND BAKING SPICES - ESPECIALLY CLOVE & CINNAMON. IN THE CUP IT'S REMINDING US OF SPICED FARMHOUSE FRUITCAKE - MUSCOVADO, GLACÉ CHERRY, SULTANA, AND CRANBERRY, WITH A RUSTIC RYE/WHOLEMEAL CRUMB SWEETNESS. COOLING TO MILK CHOCOLATE, BAKED PEAR AND STRONG BLACK TEA, THIS IS CLASSIC BURUNDIAN NATTY FLAVOURS THROUGH AND THROUGH.

PROCESS

TRADITIONAL NATURAL: RIPE CHERRIES PICKED AND DELIVERED ON FOOT/BICYCLE TO IZUBA CWS. CHERRIES HAND SORTED, THEN FLOATED AND SKIMMED TO REMOVE UNDERRIPES, BEFORE BEING MOVED TO RAISED BEDS TO DRY OVER AN AVERAGE PERIOD OF 25-30 DAYS. THE CHERRY IS CONTINUOUSLY SORTED AND MOVED DURING THIS PERIOD TO MAINTAIN EVEN DRYING, AND COVERED OVERNIGHT

HARVEST

CROP 25/26, ARRIVED UK APRIL 2025. THIRD HARVEST PURCHASING FROM IZUBA.