06/02/2026
I'm relieved to say that our Burundi coffees are finally here. Landing Burundi in June is less than ideal, but experience tells us that the coffee quality from Burundi is as resilient as any, and we expect good things from this set of arrivals. There wasn't a lot of coffee last harvest to begin with, and getting it out of the country wound up being a minor nightmare. Shipments were held up by the Burundi coffee authority, ODECA, who have to approve contracted prices for every coffee that’s exported. Add to that, a lack of 20 foot shipping containers, and available space on vessels, and here we are with coffee in June. All of that said, we're happy it's finally here and are eager to share the small amount of washed and natural coffee gems we were able to source last harvest. Look for the first lots next Friday, 6/12.
📸 from visits to the different collines (hills) we sourced from:
1. Women remove defects from the drying beds at the Kinama site.
2. A view of Collines Migoti.
3. Zebron, the station manager, cupping coffee outside at Migoti station.
4. A cardboard tag holds the identifying markers from this dry process lot at Kinama site.
5. "Where'd all the coffee go?"
6. Chance encounter with this handsome goat on a walk between hills.
7. Migoti receiving station with farmers cards used to document payments, certifications, and more.
8. Close-up of a Bourbon branch with clumps of ripe coffee cherries.
9. Bar Kungona, and its amazing hand-painted mural.
10. Dry process coffee at varying stages of dryness. Collines Kinama.
