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About this lot
Rwanda Twongere is a coffee with the potential to become a favourite bean for many of you. It combines the strength and bold character typical of robusta — but without the tar-like bitterness — with the sweet, fruity notes Rwanda’s arabicas are famous for. We roast it to a Vienna profile by default, which makes it perfect for espresso machines, moka pots, and other pressure-brewing methods. Twongere is the name of both the washing station and the cooperative made up of 138 smallholder farmers, 96 of whom are women, located south of the Baramba River in the highest part of Rwanda’s Gakenke region. Their farms cover a total of around 400 hectares and are situated at elevations of 1,400–1,800 metres above sea level, where coffee cherries ripen more slowly and develop greater complexity. The head of the cooperative is Theresa, whose priority is the education and professional development of a