Tiny, landlocked Rwanda has all the ingredients to produce some of the world’s finest speciality coffee - fantastic rainfall, fertile soil and plenty of altitude – it’s no coincidence the tourist board’s strapline boasts Rwanda “a land of a thousand hills”. Today there are over 300 coffee washing stations in Rwanda with 60% of the country’s coffee production now graded as speciality.
Most of the coffee grown in Rwanda is the red bourbon varietal known for its sweet flavour, refined bright acidity and red fruit and caramel notes.