This is our first release from Burundi this year. For us, Bumba Hill produced the highest quality lots of the season. We decided to purchase several different harvest passes from this hill—this is the first. In the cup we find black tea, plum, and poached pear.
Field Blend
Kayanza
1,900 masl
April 28th, 2025
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated and hand-sorted to further remove defects, then de-pulped on the day of harvest. Fermented twice: dry for 12 hours, then submerged in water for 24 hours. Rinsed in fresh water and density graded. Dried on traditional African raised beds for 16–20 days until moisture content reaches 10.5%.
ABOUT BUMBA HILL
This is our first year working with coffees from Bumba Hill. We were extremely impressed by the quality this season and selected multiple lots from different harvest dates. Each of these separations has been kept distinct, and we will be releasing them sequentially. Bumba Hill delivers to the Ninga washing station, operated by Long Miles Coffee Project, and we are deeply grateful for the effort that has gone into making these remote and isolated coffees available.
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
FOB (USD; GREEN)
$13.10/KG
DDP
$16.81/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.