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- Overview
- Honduras
- Rwanda
Honduras Finca Liquidambar
Grower: Roberto Rene González
Cultivar: Bourbon, Catuai, and Pacas
Region: Guascotoro, San José, La Paz, Honduras
Altitude: 1510 masl
Process: Pulped natural (Honey) and dried inside solar dryers that provide protection from the rain
We are happy to be buying coffee from Kivubelt again. HONDURAS FTO FINCA LIQUIDAMBAR YELLOW HONEY GRAINPRO is produced by Roberto Rene González and milled as a single farm micro-lot at RAOS (Cooperativa Regional de Agricultores Orgánicos de la Sierra) where Roberto is a member and the general manager. Roberto and his family own a 37 acre farm called Finca Liquidámbar located in the community of Guascotoro within the municipality of San Jose in the department of La Paz, Honduras. Roberto was one of the first in his community to earn a university degree. After graduating with a degree in business management, Roberto returned home to manage RAOS and to help his family run the coffee farm. Roberto is currently working to get 19 acres of his farm formally recognized as a biological reserve. The goal is for the reserve to become a destination for tourism in the area. Finca Liquidámbar provides year-round employment to 7 people and another 30 people during the harvest. Roberto, his wife Odalma and their two children partner with local schools and local organizations for road improvements and youth activities.
Rwanda Nyamesheke Kivubelt Cyiya
Grower: 100 producers from Cyiya and organized around the Jarama Coffee Washing Station
Cultivar: Local bourbon varieties
Region: Cyiya, Western Province, Nyamasheke District, Rwanda
Altitude: 1900-2000 masl
Process: Fully washed and dried on raised beds
We are happy to be buying coffee from Kivubelt again. Kivubelt was established in 2011 by Furaha Umwizey after returning to Rwanda with a master’s degree in economics from Switzerland. Born and raised in Rwanda, Umwizey’s goal with Kivubelt is to create a model coffee plantation that is sustainable in agriculture as it impacts local employment and empowerment. Under Umwizey's leadership, Kivubelt has planted 90,000 coffee trees on their estates, employing more than 400 people during harvest months and is a kind of coffee vocational school for local smallholders interested in improving their farming.
Brew Methods |
Ratio |
Extraction Time |
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Chemex | 40g of coffee to 600g of water | 5:00 min |
Fellow Stagg [X] Brewer | 15g of coffee to 270g of water | 2:45 min |