Rwanda Victoria Mukamurenzi

• Roaster: Market Lane, Melbourne
• Origin: Northern Province, Rwanda
• Varieties: Red bourbon
• Process: Washed
• Producer: Victoria Mukamurenzi
• Tasting Notes: Honey sweetness with orange, black tea and an almond finish
• Brew method: Moccamaster

Story from Market Lane

It’s extremely rare to be able to trace a Rwandan coffee to a single producer. Victoria Mukamurenzi grew up in a farming family and later joined forces with her husband to grow coffee. Their lives were transformed when they joined the Dukunde Kawa cooperative in 2002; they began to earn sustainable prices, and received agricultural and financial training. Victoria is also an integral member of the co-op’s Rambagirakawa Women’s Group, a collective of women coffee farmers who share crucial resources and support.

Notes

• Great reviews of this brew today at church
• Melitta #4 filter, 75g beans (Niche grind 50) to 1.25L water, timed around 6 min 15 seconds. Stirred at bloom and after most of the water had been poured in.
• To grind even coarser next time, to aim for under 6 minutes