Cupping Notes: Chocolate, dried cherry, red grape, dried apricot, hard candy

About This Coffee

Built in 2018, Gitwe washing station is located among hills near Nyungwe Natural Forest, an area known for high altitude, consistent rainfall, and nutrient-rich volcanic soil. Farmers hand-pick ripe cherries, which are rinsed, sorted, pulped, and fermented for 8–12 hours. The coffee is then sun-dried on raised beds for 10–15 days until it reaches 10–11% moisture content. Rwanda Trading Company, the owner of this washing station, is heavily involved with the producers who deliver cherry to Gitwe, distributing over sixty thousand coffee and shade tree seedlings to help them rejuvenate their farms and deal with climate change.

Country of Origin: Rwanda

Region: Nyamasheke District

Producer Type: Small Holder Farmers

Wet Mill: Gitwe Washing Station

Plant Species: Arabica

Varietals: Red Bourbon

Processing: Washed

Processing Description: 8-12 hours fermentation, dried on raised beds

Growing Altitude: 1800 MASL

Canadian Customers

Pre-Umber is happy to offer our Canadian customers free shipping on all orders over $100.00 (Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Yukon there is a flat rate fee)  Orders qualifying for free shipping will be sent via Canada Post Expedited Parcel service, UPS or Purolator depending on your address.  If you do not want to use the free shipping option you will have the option to choose which method you would like us to ship and you simply pay what we have to pay for shipping.

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United States of America Customers

Unfortunately because of the tariff situation and the uncertainty surrounding it we are not currently shipping orders to the USA.  Hopefully things will improve in the future and we will be able to begin serving our USA customers once again.