Size: 300g
Flavour Notes
- Blueberry jam, Stone fruit cocoa
Key Highlights
- Nyamasheke & Nyaruguru, Rwanda
- 1,500–1,850 masl
- Red Bourbon
- 72-hour anaerobic natural fermentation
- Slow dried on raised beds (up to 40 days)
- Ideal for pour-over, espresso, and filter brewing
Specifications / Coffee Details
- Producer Network: Baho Coffee
- Lead Producer: Emmanuel Rusatira
- Washing Stations: Ngoma & Akagera
- Origin: Nyamasheke + Nyaruguru, Rwanda
- Variety: Red Bourbon
- Process: Anaerobic Natural (72-hour sealed fermentation)
- Altitude: 1,500–1,850 masl
- Importer: Semilla Coffee
- Format: Whole Bean
- Size: 300g
Ukuri means truth.
This lot quietly challenges expectations.
Ukuri is a post-harvest blend from Rwanda’s Nyamasheke region, grown between 1,500–1,850 masl by a dedicated network of smallholder farmers. Sourced from the Akagera and Ngoma washing stations and brought together by Emmanuel Rusatira of Baho Coffee, this Red Bourbon reflects both precision and perspective.
Both deliveries were processed identically, though at different stations. Ripe cherries were floated and hand-sorted before being sealed in plastic barrels for a carefully managed 72-hour anaerobic fermentation. To stabilize temperature and oxygen levels, clay pots filled with water (10% of the cherry volume) were placed inside each barrel. The barrels were kept under shade and rotated periodically to ensure even fermentation. Afterwards, the coffee dried slowly on raised beds for 35–40 days, building structure and clarity without overwhelming intensity.
Once milled and tasted, Emmanuel chose to blend the two lots, a decision that challenges specialty coffee’s convention of strict microlot separation. The cup simply expressed itself more clearly together. The result is layered fruit, composed sweetness, and a refined, structured finish: a thoughtful take on anaerobic natural processing that emphasizes balance over excess.
Produced by Baho Coffee, one of the few Rwandese-owned exporters reinvesting directly into farmer communities, Ukuri represents long-term relationships, above-farmgate pricing, and a commitment to sustainable innovation.
In the cup, expect expressive fruit, controlled sweetness, and clean articulation, distinctive yet grounded. Whether brewed as pour-over, refined filter, or espresso, Ukuri offers complexity with intention, inviting curiosity while remaining elegantly composed.
Why We Chose This Coffee
We chose Ukuri because it represents a different kind of decision-making in coffee, one guided by taste, not convention. Emmanuel Rusatira didn’t keep these lots separate for the sake of traceability or tradition; he brought them together because, simply, they expressed themselves better as one.
That choice takes restraint. It means stepping back from what is expected and trusting the cup.
There’s also a quiet precision behind it all, from the way fermentation was managed to how the final profile was shaped with clarity in mind. Nothing feels excessive, even with a process that often leans bold. Instead, it’s composed, intentional, and resolved.
Ukuri lives up to its name. It’s an honest coffee, shaped by people willing to follow what’s true rather than what’s typical.
