Rambagirakawa

Rambagirakawa

RED BOURBON VARIETY

Gakenke District, Rwanda

pink lady, bing cherry, honey

Washed Process

Our first offering of 2026 comes from the all women growing group, Rambagirakawa! If you love coffee from Rwanda, this one is hard to beat - not just because it supports women producers, but because it is delicious!

Archived: 02.23.26

Experience

Comfort

Adventure

Roast Level

Light

Medium

Rambagirakawa

PRODUCER

Since 2025

RELATIONSHIP

1800-2200 MASL

Elevation

Rambagirakawa

What a great way to start the New Year by launching our second ever lot from the Rambagirakawa growing group in Rwanda! The name Rambagirakawa means, 'Professional women owning and growing coffee trees', and the group itself is made up of 70 women who supply their coffee to the Dukunde Kawa co-op. In the off season, you can find these women busily weaving traditional baskets for sale. Not only is this group doing great things within their community, they are producing some top notch coffee as well!

This year's lot fresh off the grind has lovely floral and sweet apple aromatics. Pink lady apple-like notes can be found in the cup as well and are joined by notes of cherry and a lovely honeyed sweetness. There's a lot to like about this coffee, from supporting women growers to excellent quality!  If you love coffees from Rwanda, it would be hard to go wrong with this selection!

Brew It

ORIGAMI AIR

RATIO 1:16.5

COFFEE 18.5g

WATER 305g

BREW TIME 2:40

T.D.S 1.33%

GRIND 1200 microns

Espresso

COFFEE IN 18.5g

ESPRESSO OUT 36-38g

BREW TIME 26-28s

Transparency

1Spot purchase

“Spot” is coffee in an importer’s inventory they have not sold. When we need to fill gaps in our contractual and relationship purchases, we buy spot. Of course, we are always open to spot becoming relationship purchases, and sometimes they do.

2Contract purchase

Most of our purchases are contractual, meaning we have made a commitment to purchase the coffee before it arrives in the US. In general contracts are meant to build security for the producer and importer, and to help us make sure we have the coffee we need to share with you.

3Repeat purchase

We are proud of the fact that many of the coffees we purchase are repeat purchases, and have been for years. Most producers, especially from Central and South America, can count on us purchasing their coffee year after year.

4Visits

We’ve met, and have an ongoing relationship with the producer. At a minimum, they have visited us at Sweet Bloom, or we have visited them on the farm. As the relationship deepens, we build our understanding of:

1) challenges faced from one year to the next
2) sustainability practices on the farm
3) how the farmer is caring for their staff
4) ways in which we can support projects the farmers have implemented on the farm and in the community