Assembly Coffee - Rwanda, Jonathan Ngoga

Tastes like: Honeycomb + Lemon + Juicy.

This is one of a collection of three coffees that are the first Rwandan single producer lots ever produced against a brief, provided by us to global coffee exporter Raw Material. All located in the Nyamasheke District, coffees grown by these smallholders usually get mixed together before being processed at the Rugali or Cyesha Washing Stations - hubs renowned for consistently high-quality lots.

As is the same for the other producers featured in this series, this is the first time that one of Jonathan's coffees has been processed as a single-producer lot. We worked closely with Raw Material and Rwanda's leading coffee producer organisation - Muraho Trading Company - to make these coffees a reality.

By bringing these coffees to market as single-producer lots, we've created significantly more value for the producers. And, by implementing a commitment of purchase mechanism (that is to say that we committed to purchasing these coffees at a future point in time), the buying process offered more security than is typical of Rwanda's coffee supply chain.

In the cup this has the prominent citrus flavours and rich sweetness often exhibited by Rwandan coffees - it's a mouth-watering drop.

Producer Jonathan Ngoga
Region Nyamasheke District
Variety Red Bourbon, BM139, RB C15, Jackson
Terroir 1450-1600 masl, temperate tropical climate
Process Washed