RUBIRIZI HILL NATURAL [AUCTION LOT] - RED BOURBON, TRADITIONAL NATURAL - BURUNDI

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LONDON, ENGLAND

RUBIRIZI HILL NATURAL [AUCTION LOT] - RED BOURBON, TRADITIONAL NATURAL

LYCHEE
RASPBERRY
BLOOD ORANGE

PRODUCER: 10 SMALLHOLDER FARMERS ON RUBIRIZI HILL
ORIGIN: BURUNDI
REGION: BUTANYERERA PROVINCE, MUHANGA COMMUNE, BISHA ZONE
STATION: BUKEYE WASHING STATION
VARIETAL: RED BOURBON
PROCESS: TRADITIONAL NATURAL
IMPORT PARTNER: DIRECT WITH LONG MILES

ROAST DATE: JULY 6, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

OUR FINAL LOTS FROM THE 25/26 BURUNDIAN SEASON ARE A WASHED/NATURAL PAIR FROM RUBIRIZI HILL, SECURED FROM THE LMCP PRIVATE AUCTION. RUBIRIZI SITS IN THE CATCHMENT ZONE FOR BUKEYE, THE ORIGINAL LONG MILES STATION, AND THESE TOP LOTS STOOD OUT ACROSS MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SAMPLE CUPPINGS. WE REALLY ENJOYED THE SWEETNESS AND TROPICALITY OF THIS LOT, WITH A CREAMY BODY - A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW POST-HARVEST PROCESSING IMPACTS THE FINAL CUP. WHAT A SEND-OFF TO THE 25/26 BURUNDI SEASON.

WE'RE TASTING BIG FLORAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT AROMATICS - LYCHEE JELLY; IN THE CUP THE AROMATICS CARRY THROUGH, WITH FREEZE DRIED RASPBERRY, DRIED PAPAYA AND BLOOD ORANGE JOINING, WITH A BRIGHT ACIDITY, CREAMY BODY AND HONEYCOMB SWEETNESS. AS IT COOLS WE GET MILKY DARJEELING TEA.

PROCESS

TRADITIONAL NATURAL: RIPE CHERRIES HAND SORTED AT FARM LEVEL, WITH A SECOND SELECTION (BY HAND & FLOTATION) ON ARRIVAL AT BUKEYE WASHING STATION SO ONLY PERFECTLY RIPE CHERRIES ENTER PROCESSING. EACH LOT KEPT STRICTLY SEPARATE BY HILL. CHERRIES DRIED ON RAISED BEDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS, WITH CONTINUOUS SORTING THROUGHOUT.

HARVEST

CROP 25/26 - ARRIVED UK: JUNE 8TH 2026. NEW PURCHASING RELATIONSHIP.