Burundi Bumba Hill Natural

Juicy Pomegranate Notes with Orange Citrus and Oolong Tea Complexity

Moderate elevations for Burundi standards along with the richer soils of a more remote and less farmed region yield sweet and rich flavors with lower acidity than neighboring hills. The impeccable standards of the Long Miles team produces some of the cleanest tasting naturals we’ve ever encountered that faithfully and delicately translate terroir which in this coffee presents darker fruits and chocolates.

Saint Frank and Long Miles came together in 2014 with a shared energy for the potential of specialty coffee to transform lives in poor remote regions. Long Miles connects small farmers from different hill communities like Bumba but until recently this remote community was incorporated into the larger Ninga Hill classification, an annual offering at Saint Frank. In 2019 we committed to partner with Long Miles in establishing a new washing station at Ninga where farmers had previously traveled the furthest to deliver their cherries. This new site is a blessing to these enthusiastic remote communities still without electricity and clean water. As we expand our reach together we look forward to seeing the unfolding transformation that unites us. 

Producers

Long Miles Coffee Project

Places

Ningaland, Kayanza, Burundi

Varieties  Bourbon (100%)

Terroir 

Over 620 family gardens cultivated at 1700m Most less than 1 acre on volcanic red loamy soil

Process

Sun dried natural cherries are floated and sorted before resting on raised beds from 25 to 30 days

This natural-processed Bourbon from Saint Frank Coffee originates in Ningaland, Kayanza, Burundi, where the Long Miles Coffee Project cultivates at 1700 masl. Natural processing typically emphasizes fruit-forward character, and this lot shows that tendency through pomegranate and orange citrus notes balanced by darker fruit complexity and subtle chocolate undertones. The oolong tea note adds a refined, slightly astringent dimension often associated with natural-process coffees from this region.