KININI SERIES 01 - RWANDA

One of our favourite times of the year here at the roastery- our Rwandan lots from the Kinini washing station have landed! This year we've purchased four coffees, processed four different ways, and thought it would be fun to present them as part of 'The Kinini Series'. Starting us off is the return of the washed lot, from the women's co-operative KCRS. We're tasting sweet orange peel, reminding us of marmalade, combining with a lovely gooseberry acidity. Lots of black tea florals and a tonne of brown sugar make this, as ever, a stand-out coffee in our year- clean, sweet and complex. If we're honest, it's not even the incredible quality of this coffee that captures our imagination- it's the story. Kinini Coffee was started by Jaqueline Turner. She first set up the charity A New Beginning in Rwanda in 2008. The charity helped a group of widows and orphans displaced during the genocide in 1994, who were resettled in an area of uncultivated savannah. Jacquie then started growing coffee in 2012 to provide a sustainable revenue stream for the charity. Within years they were producing some of the best coffee in Rwanda. 10% of funds Kinini receive for the sale of their coffee go to supporting a health centre and school.

Marmalade, gooseberry, black tea, brown sugar