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Kirunga

About This Coffee

Kirunga is a single origin coffee from Rwanda's Southern Province, named after the word for "volcano" in Kinyarwanda. This coffee is processed at Rwamatamu's Mbare washing station in Muhanga, where cherries are hand-sorted and undergo a controlled 12-48 hour fermentation followed by washing. The beans are dried on raised beds for 21-22 days before being milled in Kigali. Made from Red Bourbon varietal grown at 1700-2000 meters altitude, this washed coffee offers bright raspberry and blood orange acidity balanced by a sweet, syrupy body with vanilla undertones.

Origin

Rwanda

Flavor Notes

Raspberry, Vanilla, Blood Orange

Roast Level

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica
Red Bourbon
CC

Colours Coffee

Ben Stokes founded Colours Coffee from Hullavington in Wiltshire after apprenticing under UK Barista Champion Maxwell Colonna at Colonna and Smalls in Bath. Over several years there he honed his skills in espresso preparation and brew methods before his focus gradually shifted toward roasting. A trip to Colombian coffee farms deepened his understanding of the full bean to cup journey. The roastery uses a colour coding system to categorize its single origin offerings, making the range more navigable for customers who might find specialty coffee terminology intimidating. Current offerings include anaerobic processed beans from Colombia's Finca Chorro Alto, washed El Salvador, and natural Burundi. The venture shares space and community with the nearby Flying Monk Brewery.

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