Burundi, Mikuba
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About this coffee
Expect notes of Red Apple, Candied Orange, Hibiscus
Mikuba Hill sits in the Kayanza province of Burundi, flanked by the Ruvubu River and the edge of the Kibira Rainforest. The coffee is produced by smallholder farmers and processed at the Heza washing station, part of the Long Miles Coffee Project. Heza means "beautiful place" in Kirundi, and the name fits — the surrounding hills are covered in wildflowers, acacia forests, and banana canopies that shade the coffee as it grows.
Only ripe Red Bourbon cherries are selected and delivered to Heza, where they are hand-sorted, pulped, and undergo a double fermentation — first dry for around 12 hours, then wet for up to 24 hours. The parchment is washed twice, graded by density in water channels, and slowly dried on raised African beds for 16 to 20 days.
