Burundi - Rubirizi Hill FW [Auction Lot]

Tasting notes

In the roaster’s words

Our final lots from the 25/26 Burundian season is a washed/natural pair from Rubirizi hill, which we secured from the LMCP private auction. Rubirizi is in the catchment zone for Bukeye, which is the OG long miles station, and these top lots stood out to us on multiple rounds of sample cuppings. We really enjoyed the particular darker fruit notes and concentrated character of the Rubirizi washed, on every table this lot was a particular standout. Brew Guide: Best Brewed with: Filter Lightest Roaster Influence: Nicely sorted Burundi - super dense, hit hard with heat for a snappy roast. Best Rested: 4+ weeks Filter: 62g/L, 96°C water when fresh but go down to 93°C with rest Espresso: 18g/48g/22-25s, good turbo/soup We're tasting: Aromatics of black tea, lemon and honey alongside stewed fruits, in the cup we find dark summer berries - blackcurrants and wild brambles, alongside plum, with chamomile aromatics. As it cools becoming a little more stewed assam, with milk chocolate butter biscuit and a little bit of ripe tomato (pleasantly sweet-savoury), reminding us of a Kenya-esq profile Traceability Country of Origin: Burundi Region: Butanyerera Province, Muhanga Commune, Bisha Zone Producer: 10 smallholder farmers on Rubirizi Hill Farm: Bukeye Washing Station, Rubirizi Hill Variety: Red Bourbon Elevation: 1750 - 1800 MASL Process: Traditional Washed: Cherries hand-sorted on the hill to remove defects before delivery to Bukeye Washing Station, where a second selection ensured only perfectly ripe cherry entered processing. Floated and skimmed on arrival. Cherries pulped and washed, then placed on pre-drying tables for two days, during which the team continued to hand-sort and remove any remaining defects or machine-damaged cherries. Coffee then dried on raised beds for approximately 14-18 days. Import Partner: Direct with Long Miles Harvest: Crop 25/26 - Arrived UK: June 8th 2026. New Purchasing Relationship The Story Bukeye is Long Miles Coffee Project's founding washing station, built in 2013 at the foot of Gaharo hill, on the border between Muramvya and Kayanza provinces. It was the first station the project established, and remains the site where the Coffee Scout programme, since expanded across the company's other stations, first began. Cherry is received daily during harvest and kept separate by hill of origin throughout processing. Rubirizi hill lies just east of Gaharo, within Kayanza province, and delivers its cherry to Bukeye for processing. The hill is

Notes

Auction lot from LMCP private auction; processed at Bukeye Washing Station; harvest Crop 25/26, arrived UK June 8th 2026.