Decaf Burundi Muramba

by Equator Coffees
Wholebean

Tasting Notes

Strength/Intensity

2/10

Roast

Light

About this Coffee

This refreshing limited-release single origin decaf coffee from the Muramba Washing Station, located in the Kirundo region of northern Burundi, was decaffeinated using the Swiss Water® Process.

Founded in 1984 by by Angèle Ciza, the Muramba Washing Station demonstrates the exceptional quality of coffee Burundi has to offer.

We are excited to introduce this limited release decaffeinated coffee from the Muramba Washing Station, located in the Kirundo region of northern Burundi. Muramba was founded by Angèle Ciza, a Burundian woman who worked in the coffee industry for over 25 years. This coffee is the result of a program called the Rotheca Project, which is a collaboration between Angèle’s company, Kalico, Phyllis Johnson of BD Imports, and RGC Importers. The initiative was organized to support women-producers, who own or manage 80% of Kailco’s partner farms.

The Muramba Washing Station was built in 1984 and is one of seven washing stations owned and operated by Kalico throughout Burundi’s northeastern provinces. The mill manages the processing for approximately 1,000 smallholder producers from Bwinyana Hill. Decaf Burundi Muramba demonstrates the quality of coffee Burundi has to offer, and exemplifies the leadership of Angèle and the hard work of her producing partners.

WHY WE LOVE THIS COFFEE

This coffee was decaffeinated using the Swiss Water Process of caffeine extraction, without the use of chemical solvents. The coffee soaks in a water saturated green coffee extract that contains soluble coffee components just under equilibrium with that of the coffee beans, so soluble coffee components such as caffeine, only flow out of the beans and into the extract. The caffeine laden extract then passes through activated carbon filters that catch the caffeine molecules and the process is repeated until the beans are 99.9% caffeine free.

GOOD COFFEE, BETTER PLANET

In 2012, Angèle purchased several washing stations with the intention of combating poverty by providing local producers with training and increasing the quality of their coffee. Kalico also invests in environmental protection and education, including a scholarship program that pays school fees for young girls.