{"product_id":"quaffee-burundi-kinama-hill-natural","title":"Quaffee - Burundi Kinama Hill Natural","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1930s, Belgium's colonial government introduced Arabica coffee crops to Burundi's fertile highlands. Soon after, Burundi's smallholder farmers were state-mandated to cultivate the plants for export. By Burundi's 1962 independence, many farmers associated coffee with a colonial legacy, leading most of them to abandon it. This turbulent history has meant that Burundi's coffee is often overlooked in comparison to that of its East \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Buy single origin coffees from Africa\" href=\"https:\/\/capecoffeebeans.co.za\/collections\/single-origin-coffee-beans\/Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrican\u003c\/a\u003e neighbours. However, that narrative is shifting, as the high quality of coffee coming out of Burundi has firmly placed it on the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Try one of our freshest coffees\" href=\"https:\/\/capecoffeebeans.co.za\/collections\/newest-coffee-beans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003especialty coffee\u003c\/a\u003e map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in 2015 by engineers Dan Brose and Pontien Ntunzwenimana, Migoti Coffee Company connects Burundian smallholder farmers to global specialty markets through transparent supply chains with quality post-harvest processing. In 2016, the company built the Migoti Hill washing station in Pontien's home community of Mutambu, which revitalised its local coffee sector. Migoti continues to grow with its recent establishment of another washing station in the neighbouring community of Nyabiraba. By pairing their technical expertise with community networks, Migoti Coffee's vision remains the same: to cultivate coffee as a catalyst for growth and prosperity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKinama Hill represents a collective of coffee farmers who deliver their coffee cherries to Migoti's Kinama Washing Station in the Nyabiraba commune, not far from Migoti's original station. What began in 2022 as only a dry mill with a small number of raised beds has grown to include a \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Buy a washed process coffee\" href=\"https:\/\/capecoffeebeans.co.za\/collections\/washed\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewet mill\u003c\/a\u003e, a warehouse, and offices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuaffee's notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A naturally processed coffee from Migoti from Kinama Hill has tasting notes of red berries, brown sugar and spice with vanilla on the finish.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaste profile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good complexity medium-full bodied coffee, with notes of red berry, brown sugar and hints of spice with a vanilla finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBody:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoast used:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"What [\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/capecoffeebeans.co.za\/collections\/quaffee\" title=\"See available Quaffee coffees\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQuaffee\u003c\/a\u003e calls] a kick and straighten roast with a 40-second development time. This lighter roast promotes the fruit and sweet flavour notes\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoast degree:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light – using my-tonino.com\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuaffee brews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEspresso: 1:2.2 (27 sec)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAeroPress: 17.5g:200g (2m steep)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlunger: 48g:800g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour-over: 18g:300g (or 20g for more spice)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCoffee details from Quaffee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In the cup, Lot 11 sits in an interesting place. The fruit is ripe and present — blueberry, stone fruit, sweetness — but it doesn't tip into the heavier fermentation notes that some naturals carry. It behaves almost like a clean washed coffee in terms of structure, with natural processing adding sweetness and depth rather than funk. That quality is partly the cultivar, partly careful drying management.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burundi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mumirwa, Bujumbura Rural Province\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kinama Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 100 smallholder farmers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~1,665 masl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultivar:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red Bourbon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcessing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural, sun-dried on raised beds for 21–28 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuaffee's transparency information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrganisation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Migoti\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSource:\u003c\/strong\u003e Migoti via Zuka Green Coffee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCupping score:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84 (Quaffee)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLot size bought:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 x 60kg bags\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelationship:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"We have had a working relationship with Dan Brose, the part-owner of Migoti, since 2019. This is our sixth season dealing with Dan. His son Andrew has taken over the day-to-day operations now.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Quaffee","offers":[{"title":"250g","offer_id":44068030120070,"sku":"QUAFFEEEBURHILL250G","price":210.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg","offer_id":44068030152838,"sku":"QUAFFEEEBURHILL1KG","price":680.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0280\/5548\/files\/Quaffee_Burundi-Kinama-Hill-natural.jpg?v=1781512979","url":"https:\/\/capecoffeebeans.co.za\/products\/quaffee-burundi-kinama-hill-natural","provider":"Cape Coffee Beans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}