Rotheca Decaf - Kirundu, Burundi

About This Coffee

A natural/dry processed decaf coffee from the Rotheca Project in Burundi, processed using the Swiss Water Decaf method. The coffee features a long, slow raised bed drying process that develops sweet fruit notes, which are preserved through the all-natural decaffeination. Sourced from the Kigobe Washing Station serving approximately 600 smallholder farmers from the Tugwizikawa cooperative.

Origin

Kirundo (Burundi)

Flavor Notes

Grapefruit, Sugary/Sweet

Roast Level

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Processing

Swiss Water Decaffeinated, Natural/Dry Process

Typology

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Torque Coffee

Nanelle and Andy Newbom founded Torque Coffee in San Diego in 2022, bringing roughly 25 years of combined experience in roasting, green coffee sales, and specialty coffee organizations, including co founding the Barista Guild of America. Nanelle handles 100 percent of the roasting on a Diedrich IR5, and no coffee leaves the roastery more than 48 hours after it was roasted. Torque operates a Proportional Pricing model in which producers receive a fixed percentage of the retail price: 20 percent on single bag purchases and 35 percent on wholesale. All paper products are recycled, FSC certified, and home compostable, wholesale deliveries use reusable canisters, and shipping mailers are made from limestone quarry waste. The roastery has earned multiple Golden Bean Awards.

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