Burundi Gishubi

Subtle florals on the nose with black tea, lemonade, and a long, lifted berry finish.

Burundi Gishubi delivers a rich, fruit-forward profile that showcases the region's unique terroir.

GISHUBI

Gishubi lies just beside Burundi’s Kibira Forest, where cool mists roll through daily, slowing cherry development and deepening flavour. But this proximity has also made it a hotspot during conflict; farmers often forced to flee, with crops, homes, and schools abandoned.

BURUNDI GISHUBI

Coffee from Gishubi is processed at Heza Washing Station, which draws fresh spring water from nearby sources. Farmers deliver freshly harvested cherries daily, where they are floated and hand-sorted for ripeness. During the fully washed process, cherries are pulped and fermented twice – first dry for around twelve hours, then wet for twenty-four. In some cases, a team “foots” the parchment: dancing and agitating it by foot to remove stubborn mucilage, before rinsing, grading by density, and soaking it again in clean water.

Once clean, parchment is moved to covered drying tables for pre-drying. Here, it’s meticulously hand-sorted to remove underripe, overripe, or damaged beans. After this, it’s transferred to traditional African raised beds, where it dries slowly for sixteen to twenty days, depending on the weather, until it reaches the ideal 10.5% moisture level. This slow drying process helps develop clarity and complexity in the cup.

For natural processing, whole cherries are floated, hand-sorted, and then taken straight to raised beds. Over the next twenty-five to thirty days, they dry in their skins—gradually transforming from deep red to prune-dark purple-black. This slow, careful drying preserves sweetness and delivers a rich, fruit-forward profile that showcases Gishubi’s unique terroir.

TRANSPARENCY INFO

PRICING EXPLAINED

 *This is the FOB (Free On Board) price: the price paid to the exporter before shipping, and which does not include shipping costs, weight loss (around 17%), storage and other charges. Ultimately, the FOB price represents the $ figure that stays in the coffee's country of origin, benefiting its producer, community, and beyond. 

^This is the 'raw' price paid directly to the producer, and paid in the local currency for parchment coffee. The coffee is then milled and sorted before being placed in bags, ready for shipping.

SNAPSHOT 

NOTES: Black Tea, Strawberry, Lemonade