BNC | Burundi Ngozi Nyankurazo & Colombia Tablón de Gómez
Cold Brew Balanced Profile | Light-medium roast
Tasting Notes: Dried Fruit, Milk Chocoalte, Nutty
IT ALL STARTS AT THE COFFEE FARM
This cold brew blend combines a tart Burundian coffee full of caramel and spice with a Colombian coffee that’s sweet and rich with a heavy body. The Colombian coffee was grown around the communities of Tablón de Gómez and Buesaco, while the coffee from Burundi was grown around the Nyankurazo community, and processed at the famous Buhorwa washing station.
TRACEABILITY
COUNTRY
Burundi & Colombia
PRODUCER
1253 smallholder farmers from the Nyankurazo community; several smallholder farmers from the Tablón de Gómez & Buesaco communities
REGION
Ngozi & Tablón de Gómez, Buesaco
VARIETAL
Red Bourbon, Colombia, Castillo & Caturra
PROCESSING
Washed
ALTITUDE
1700 - 2100 meters
IMPORTER
Homage & Caravela
DID YOU KNOW
Ngozi stands for "blessing" in the Kirundi language. Also known as Rundi, it is a Bantu language spoken by some 9 million people in Burundi.
PRICE TRANSPARENCY
$4.75 & $3.95
Price paid by Driftaway
$1.40
Fair Trade price per pound
$2.33 & $2.26
Coffee C-Market price per pound
$0.05
Driftaway's World Coffee Research contribution per pound
WHY DID WE SELECT THESE COFFEES FOR THE BLEND?
The Colombian Tablon de Gomez is a sweet and rich coffee with a heavy body. We tasted caramel, baking spices and french toast, and knew it was destined to be a great Balanced profile. Combined with the coffee from Burundi, we have a cold brew blend with a wonderful balance of dried fruit and chocolate.
AVERAGE CUPPING SCORE
86.5 & 86.25
/100
86.5 & 86.25
SCAA Cupping Score
20 x 60 kg, 20 x 70 kg
Bags purchased
3, 2 years
Length of producer relationship
100% (in 2022)
Transparent coffees purchased
HOW DID WE ROAST THIS COFFEE?
This coffee is being roasted by Ian T. from 22nd May to 15th June in Brooklyn. We use the Loring Kestrel roaster for this profile. We have strict guidelines for each of the coffee profiles, and this roast has to pass the development time ratio test as measured in real-time by the roasting software, Cropster. Once it does, it is approved for production.
QUALITY CONTROL
We perform Quality Control via a process of coffee tasting called cupping on all of our production roasts once a week from home as per our Covid-19 shelter in place guidelines. Each cupping is conducted by our roasting staff Kieran D. and Ian T. using standard equipment, and is logged by our Q-certified cupper Ian T. All coffees are evaluated on a scoring scale of 0 to 3.
- 3.0 = exceptional roast - exceeds expectations
- 2.5 = on par with profile - matches expectations
- 2.0 = good roast, but 1 or 2 elements could be improved - needs improvement
- 1.5 or lower = failed - do not ship
AT YOUR HOME
Brew this coffee with your favorite home brewer and enjoy the taste of incredible coffee! Here are a few tips on how to make the best coffee on each brewer.
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