This separation from Long Miles Coffee Project is a blend of the best cherries delivered to the Bukeye washing station from all of the surrounding hills. Bukeye produces some of our favorite coffee in Burundi, and this classic profile is exemplary of why. In the cup we find red tea, blood orange, and clove.
Field Blend
Kayanza
1,800 masl
May, 2022 (Frozen)
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated and hand-sorted to further remove defects. De-pulped on the day of harvest. Dry-fermented for 12 hours. Rinsed in fresh water. Density graded. Dried on traditional African raised beds for 16-20 days until moisture content reaches 10.5%.
ABOUT BUKEYE
This lot from the 2022 harvest has been preserved in frozen storage by our friends at Osito. The lot is a blend of the best cherries delivered to the Bukeye washing station from all of the surrounding hills. Many of the deliveries to these sites are exceptionally small but of excellent quality. To make the blend quality as high as possible, each individual lot is cupped and scored. This extremely intensive process maximizes lot quality and, therefore, the value that is paid to the producers.
ABOUT THIS FIELD BLEND
Varieties in Burundi are not exactly straightforward. We know that Red Bourbon and Mibirizi are being cultivated; however, we don't know at what relative percentages. Based on the history of production in Burundi there is also most likely some SL34 being grown as well.
ABOUT LONG MILES COFFEE PROJECT
The Long Miles Coffee Project is the dream-become-reality of Ben and Kristy Carlson. The pair moved to Burundi in 2011 with a simple dream: Help coffee growers by helping roasters source consistently high quality coffees from Burundi. Their dream has grown from working with fifty coffee growers in 2013 to working with more than 5,500 at present. Long Miles has been extremely effective in helping to actualize Burundi’s natural potential for extremely high quality coffee, while also making an incredible impact socially, economically, and environmentally. Coffees from this project are some of our most anticipated of the year, and we are humbled and honored continue supporting their inspiring work.
Pricing Details
Farm Gate (Local; Cherry)
950 BIF/KG
Farm Gate (USD; Green)
~$8.36/KG
FOB
$10.50/KG
FOT
$13.87/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.