Authentic - Ireme Experimental Micro-lot - Gasharu CWS - Nyamasheke - Western Province

Name: Gasharu CWS
Location: Macuba Sector, Nyamasheke district, Western Province 
Foundation year: 2014
Manager: Valentin Kimenyi
Number of farmers: 1650
Production: Up to 8 containers
Processing methods:  Natural, Washed, Honey and Anaerobic experiments 
Altitude of the farms: 1600 - 2100 masl
Altitude of the CWS: 1670 masl 
Average yearly rainfall: 1300-1400 mm
Soil: Acidic Soil
Projects: Support farmers in organizing as cooperatives and train them in governance and finances so that they can have savings for the future
Cup profile: Ripe red fruits, grape juice, cacao nibs, dark chocolate, mango. A mix of lactic and malic acidities with intense sweetness and smooth body

[Mukamurenzi immaculee, Yandagiye Bertha, Murekatete Marie Grace and Uwiragiye Philomene]

About Ireme
The Ireme (Authentic) experimental lot is inspired by the emotional connection of our family to the coffee community as a whole. Coffee farming, processing, and distribution for consumption have been kept in silos and our family believes that this can change. The idea of this coffee is to provide the most authentic coffee cup of Rwandan coffee to coffee lovers, making the consumer think of the producer as the grower also keeps the buyer in mind when processing the coffee. 

Gasharu Coffee's team takes great care to monitor and enhance the fermentation process and duration to achieve the desired complexity and depth that will provide a memorable experience to coffee lovers. At Gasharu Coffee we believe that a cup of authentic coffee can truly connect communities. 

As a coffee farming family and member of a coffee community, our hope is that Ireme (Authentic) Coffee will convey our motivation to connect with the consumers and their communities and build meaningful and sustainable relationships between both communities.