Skip to product information
1 of 2

Golden Lantern Coffee Roasters

Rwanda Nyamasheke Muhororo

Rwanda Nyamasheke Muhororo

Regular price $25.00 USD
Regular price Sale price $25.00 USD
Sale Sold out
Size

Origin: Rwanda
Region: Nyamasheke, Western Province (Near Lake Kivu)
Farmer/Grower: Celestin and Marie Rumenerangabo and 236 other households
Varieties: Red Bourbon
Processing: Washed
Altitude: 1700-2100 m.a.s.l.
We Taste: Sweet fragrance and aroma of cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Deep flavor of dark chocolate, red wine and vanilla with an aftertaste of honey, chocolate malt and baking spices. Medium-bright citric and lactic acidity with a creamy mouthfeel and medium body.
Recommended For: Manual Brew

At the age of 14, Celestin Rumenerangabo walked for three days from Nyamasheke to the city of Kigali where he worked as a housekeeper for a very loving family. After three years of working and saving, he returned to Nyamasheke to support his single mother with the savings he had earned while working. When he returned home, Mr. Rumenerangabo purchased land and planted his first 380 coffee trees and started trading the coffee locally. As they got started, his mother would take care of the coffee plants and the land while he developed relationships with buyers and local brokers. Mr. Rumenerangabo started buying parchment and cherry from neighbors to sell to these brokers, and in 1983 he was married to a school teacher Marie Goretti. Together with his mother, they continued to see growth and success between 1978 and 1994. During this time, the family had distributed scales and milling equipment to grower partners, built collection sites, established new farms and, leaning on Marie’s teaching background, started to support schooling for children from coffee growing families.

View full details