Onyx Coffee - Kanzu Station Dry Washed | Rwanda

Rwanda — Kanzu Washing Station Red Bourbon (Washed) Tastes Like — 🍑 Apricot • 🍯 Honeycomb • 🍊 Tangerine • 🍵 Black Tea DETAILS Station: Kanzu Washing Station Region: West of Lake Kivu, Rwanda Varietal: Red Bourbon Process: Washed (Dry Fermentation) Altitude: 1,800 MASL Harvest: May INTRO From the Kanzu washing station, nestled west of the blue-green waters of Lake Kivu — a mineral-rich volcanic landscape where smallholder farmers cultivate Red Bourbon alongside bananas, sugar cane, and beans. Balanced, sweet, and beautifully clean throughout the drinking experience. In the cup: apricot, honeycomb, tangerine, and black tea. THE PRODUCER The Kanzu station sits against the verdant hills west of Lake Kivu, where ancient volcanic ash has enriched the surrounding soil with minerals that contribute directly to the complexity and sweetness of the coffees grown here. Smallholder producers bring their Red Bourbon cherry to the station beginning in March, with harvest stretching through to July — a longer season than most Rwandan stations, carefully managed through lot separation into outturns, much in the way Kenya approaches its harvest. Rwanda's coffee industry has undergone a…