Nkonge Hill, Orange

Mango pie & sparkling pineapple, creamy body with a sweet aftertaste.

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There are a lot of reasons why we’re excited about our relationship with Long Miles Coffee in Burundi; they’re a great bunch of humans, doing some great social impact work and bringing some cracking Burundian coffees to life. On top of that, we get to do fun experiments with them! On our last trip we dropped local fruit into the ferment tanks of two very small parcels of cherry to see what would happen. We’re excited for you to taste the results!

In this lot, oranges were cut and added to the de-pulped cherries in tanks during the fermentation phase. They were then rinsed and put through a round of standard full-wash. There was a distinct blending of the inherent coffee flavour and the orange, resulting in mango and sparkling pineapple flavours and a creamy body with all of that fruit drawing to a sweet finish.

Sourced from the Nkonge Hill region of Burundi, this lot is produced by Long Miles Coffee and roasted by Five Senses. The coffee undergoes a washed process, a method typically employed to highlight the inherent acidity and clean profile of the bean. By removing the fruit flesh before drying, producers often achieve a clarity that allows specific regional characteristics to shine through in the cup.

In this particular offering, the result is a profile defined by vibrant tropical fruit notes of mango and pineapple, balanced by a creamy body and a lingering sweet aftertaste. When evaluating such distinct flavor profiles, it can be helpful to reference a flavor wheel to better identify the nuances between stone fruits and tropical acidity. This selection represents the careful cultivation practices found on Nkonge Hill, showcasing the bright, expressive potential of high-quality Burundian coffee when handled with precision from harvest to roast.