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Fugi Natural

Baho Coffee
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Origin
Rwanda
Producer
BAHO Coffee Company
Variety
Bourbon
Process type
Natural/Sun Dried
Altitude range
1550m - 1850m
Harvest period
February, 2023 - July, 2023
Algrano's cupping score (SCA)
87.0 points
Updated July, 2023
ID
RW-20-202302
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The coffee story

Location: Nyaruguru district, Southern Province
Altitude range of farms: 1550 m to 1850 m
Altitude of the washing station: 1550 m
Varieties: Red Bourbon
Average yearly rainfall: 1377 mm
Average temperature: 17,9 °C

FUGI Cws is located along the Akanyaru border of Rwanda and Burundi in the southern province. It is one of the hilliest areas of the country. Agriculture is the main activity practiced in that area and coffee takes a big percentage of the crops cultivated. Baho coffee company processes its cherries using the natural process to bring out the best grade of coffee that will bring out the smiles to every face that graces that region. We use a blend of skilled professional coffee experts led by Emmanuel Rusatira, an experienced coffee certified master, along with the uniquely crafted processes to produce this up for all coffee roasters across the world.

At Baho Coffee company "We believe that coffee talks". To ascertain this, try this Lot fresh from the crop 2022 harvest and live to share the smiles.
Women turning cherries


About Baho Coffee
With more than 15 years of experience in the Rwandan speciality coffee industry, the Rusatira family found the opportunity to set up our own four coffee washing stations. The location and specific management of each station show itself in unique flavour profiles. We developed our own grading system and are continuously experimenting with washed, honey, and natural processed coffee. All year round we work together with coffee producers to support them on the field, and financially, so as to produce the best coffee cherries of the region and boost quality year after year. All our attention goes to the selection, de-pulping, fermentation, washing, drying, storage, and continuous quality control.
“Baho means "stay alive" or  "be strong", "don't give up". It is the kind of thing you say to friends when they tell you of their misfortunes or problems. When they want to give up. You hug them and say "Baho!". You give them comfort. This is what I aim to achieve with my company and the coffees we produce, to give comfort to the ones who drink it and the ones who grow it. It is something that is deeply connected to my personal history as a genocide survivor and to the journey of coffee. Coffee is a crop that goes through many difficulties. It is hit by the weather, by bad management,  then you pick it, heat if with fire…  If you could ask coffee to tell you its journey you’d cry. I believe coffee can, in fact, speak. And for me, it says something like... Baho.”

Doing quality control before exporting


The process

Our naturals have really long drying periods and are heavily monitored. During the first 4 to 5 days the cherries stay under the open sun to avoid the formation of mould. After that, if the humidity is correct, we start drying under the shade and turning the bed every 3 hours. When the coffee reaches around 17% of humidity we take it out of the shade but continue to avoid the open sun so that the evaporation process is slow. We stop it at around 11.25% to 12.5%. The process takes at least 40 days.