Burundi Migoti Hill

About this coffee

We’ve been buying coffee from Migoti Coffee Company since 2022 when our Head of Coffee worked at their washing station during the harvest period. This year we were lucky enough to secure two lots, this one and another washed lot, which we’re using as our house espresso. This naturally processed lot has trademark berry compote notes and a satisfying syrupy texture.

This coffee was grown in the Mutambu Commune of the Mumirwa region, Burundi. One hundred and seventy-three smallholders contributed to the lot, including the lead farmer, Thomas Kurubone. After harvesting, the farmers sold their cherries to Migoti, who processed it at their washing station. Here, the coffee cherries were sorted, fermented for 24 hours and then dried directly in the sun on raised beds for three to four weeks.

Founded in 2015 by engineers Pontien Ntunzwenimana and Dan Brose, Migoti Coffee aims to improve the livelihoods of local coffee farmers by connecting them with international buyers and roasters through quality processing and transparent supply chains. The company operates two coffee washing stations, Kinama Hill and Migoti Hill, nestled in the mountains of the Bujumbura Rural Province and works with a growing number of smallholder farmers to produce high quality coffee.