Flavour

Team tasted cola bottles, with the acidity of blood orange and a sweet tea like body

Key characteristics

• Producers: Rwandan Trading Company
• Farm: Mushaka Washing Station
• Region: Rusizi District
• Processing: Washed
• Growing Altitude: 1683 masl
• Variety: Red Bourbon
• Harvest: 2024

The producers

The Mushaka washing station sits at 1683m altitude in Rwanda's Southern Province, within the Rusizi District. Established by Rwanda Trading Company in 2016, it covers less than a hectre yet processes over 220,000kg of cherries annually. Managed by Lin Bahati, the station operates with a small year-round team, expanding to 60 seasonal workers during harvest.

Despite its small size, Mushaka plays a vital role in the local coffee community, with 1,267 smallholders supplying their harvests. Farmers use organic fertilisers and many have expanded their farms with RTC-provided seedlings.

Surrounded by four competing washing stations, Mushaka thrives in a high-production environment, consistently meeting its targets and ensuring stable incomes for farmers.