Burundi | Kigeri

About This Coffee

This coffee originates from the Kigeri mountains adjacent to the Izuba Washing Station in the Runinya region of Kayanza Province, Burundi. Produced by smallholder farmers who deliver their cherries to the Izuba Washing Station, this Red Bourbon variety is grown at altitudes between 1,500 and 1,700 meters. The coffee uses dry (natural) processing, increasingly employed in Burundi to reveal exceptional flavor profiles. It features sweet and rich characteristics with fruity notes and a chocolatey body, with tasting notes of kumquat, raisins, citrus, and black tea.

Origin

Kayanza (Burundi)

Flavor Notes

Black Tea, Raisin, Citrus Fruit, Chocolate, Kumquat

Roast Level

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Processing

Natural

Typology

Arabica

Red Bourbon

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Passenger Coffee

Passenger Coffee is a specialty roastery in Berlin, founded in 2004 by Jan-Marcus Schieffer and Garth Gregory as a mobile espresso service run from a converted Piaggio Ape on the streets of Friedrichshain. The pair spent years building a following at markets and festivals before opening their first permanent spot in Kreuzberg's Wrangelkiez in 2010 and launching the roastery in Alt Treptow in 2015. Passenger roasts on a Loring Smart Roaster and sources green coffee through a network of specialty importers including Ocafi, Raw Material, Trabocca and Rehm & Co, alongside a growing number of direct farmer relationships such as Finca Churupampa. The Passenger Blend, a house espresso in production since 2008, anchors the range alongside rotating single origins and filter roasts. The roastery also operates a refillable container system for beans, part of a broader commitment to reducing packaging waste across the supply chain.

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