Shyira - Rwanda

Shyira - Rwanda

Hoppenworth & Ploch

About This Coffee

Shyira is a single-origin coffee from the Shyira washing station in the Nyabihu District of northern Rwanda, located at 1,850 meters above sea level — the highest known station in the country. Founded in 2017 and managed by Evariste Hagumimana, it is part of the Muraho Trading Co. network. The coffee is Red Bourbon variety, honey processed, grown in volcanic soils with a stable highland microclimate. Tasting notes include grapefruit and sencha. Roasted as a filter coffee with a light, vibrant, and tea-like profile.

Origin

Nyabihu (Rwanda)

Flavor Notes

Grapefruit, Sencha

Roast Level

Medium Light

Processing

Honey

Typology

Arabica
Red Bourbon
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Hoppenworth & Ploch

Hoppenworth & Ploch started as a campus café at Frankfurt University in 2008 and has since grown into one of the city's most respected specialty coffee roasteries. Co-founders Matthias Hoppenworth and Julian Ploch have been roasting on a Giesen W30A in their Sachsenhausen roastery since 2019, with a strong focus on light roasts that reveal the full complexity of each origin. They were named Roaster of the Year 2021 by Crema Magazine, and their team includes a German Roasting Master champion. Alongside their three Frankfurt cafés — including one in the beautifully reconstructed new Altstadt — they run popular barista courses and supply offices and restaurants. Their stated mission: pushing toward a fairer, friendlier, and more sustainable food and hospitality industry.