Rwanda | Muraho [Co2 Decaf]

Roast Level Chart

The units of measurement used in the chart are the AGTRON GOURMET SCALE and have been taken from ground samples, the value "zero" corelates to pure carbon while values over 100 would have an intense acidity therefore considered for us as underdeveloped.

	ROAST LEVEL	TASTE PROFILE	COFFEE EXAMPLE
LIGHT	86 to 100	Fruits, Sweet	Kenya Blue Mountain AA (89)
MEDIUM	70 to 85	Caramelized Sugar, Mellow	Team (80)
DARK	44 to 69	Smoky, Dark Chocolate	St. Vincent (61)
VERY DARK	20 to 43	Very Smoky, Liquorice, Burnt	Full French (34)

*Higher numbers = Lighter roast

*Lower numbers = Darker roast

£7.50

Description

This CO2 decaf is a blend of coffees from the different washing stations we work with in Rwanda through our partners, Muraho Trading Company. Muraho means ‘welcome’ or ‘hello’ in Kinyarwandan and is the perfect name for this decaf blend that represents some of the best coffees in Rwanda.

The coffees come from the Kilimbi, Rugali, Bumbogo and Vunga washing stations in the west and northern regions of Rwanda. We created the blend to drive further volumes through our Rwandan purchasing and in turn drive greater revenue to the washing stations and co-operatives that we work with there.

The component coffees are all red bourbon, processed in the traditional Rwandan fully washed style with an average fermentation time of around 12 hours before being dried on raised beds.

The coffees are then shipped to Europe where they are decaffeinated in Germany using the CO2 process. In this chemical free process, soaked coffee beans are pressurised and CO2 is used as solvent to draw the caffeine out of the beans.

VARIETAL

Red Bourbon

ALTITUDE

1500 - 2000 metres above sea level

PROCESSING

Washed then Co2 decaffeination

TASTE

Plum / Brown Sugar / Cocoa