LimitedSpecialty
Burundi · Kayanza
- Species
- Arabica
- Process
- Fully washed with soak
- Grade
- Grade A
- Screen
- 15+
- Crop
- 2025
- Quantity
- 70 bags
Black tea · Lime · Honey
Specialty
Burundi Specialty Coffee
Black tea, citrus and stone fruit with a juicy, sometimes delicate body. Cleanly processed lots are bright without being sharp.
Specialty profile
- Traceability unit
- Washing station, with the colline recorded
- Processing
- Fully washed with soak, Natural (limited), Honey (limited)
- Altitude
- 1,400–2,000 m
- Harvest
- March–July
- Export window
- June–December
- Packaging
- 60 kg jute, GrainPro liners standard on specialty lots
Smallholder production on densely farmed hillsides, delivered to washing stations that report by colline (hill). Volumes are modest, and separations are typically small.
What a specialty offer from this origin includes
Lot identity at the level shown above, the process detail the station records, moisture and water activity with the measurement methods stated, a screen analysis, a defect count, tasting notes, and a cupping score where the lot has been cupped — with the protocol named. We do not publish estimated scores.
Grades
Specialty grade designations
Grades used for Burundi specialty separations. They describe preparation and size — the cup is confirmed on the sample.
| Grade | What it encodes | Screen |
|---|---|---|
| Burundi Grade A | The principal fully washed export class, prepared to a tight defect standard and generally screen 15 and above. | Screen 15+ |
| Screen-specified lots | Additional screen separation requested by buyers who need a tighter size band than the grade guarantees. | Screen 16+ |
Geography
Where specialty lots come from
Growing areas within Burundi, with the altitude and harvest timing that shape the separations available from each.
| Region | Altitude | Harvest | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayanza | 1,700–2,000 m | April–July | The highest and most consistently regarded Burundian province, bordering Rwanda. Dense washing station network reporting by colline. |
| Ngozi | 1,600–1,900 m | April–July | Northern province adjoining Kayanza, with comparable altitude and a similarly clean, tea-like profile. |
| Gitega & Muramvya | 1,500–1,850 m | March–June | Central provinces. Slightly earlier harvest and a rounder, softer cup than the far north. |
Availability
Burundi specialty lots
- Upcoming cropSpecialty
Burundi · Ngozi
- Species
- Arabica
- Process
- Fully washed with soak
- Grade
- Grade A
- Screen
- 16+
- Crop
- 2025
- Quantity
- 60 bags
Grapefruit · Cocoa · Floral
Keep reading
More on Burundi
- Burundi Green CoffeeBurundian green coffee: washed Bourbon Arabica from hillside washing stations, traceable to the individual colline, with regional profiles and buyer guidance.
- Burundi Coffee Crop CalendarFlowering, harvest, processing, milling and export windows for Burundi.
- Specialty Coffee ScoringHow specialty coffee is assessed: descriptive versus affective evaluation, defect thresholds, and what "specialty" actually means commercially.
- Coffee CuppingHow professional coffee cupping works: sample roasting, grind, ratio, water, the break, and the controls that make one table’s results comparable with another’s.
- Green Coffee Sample EvaluationHow to evaluate a green coffee sample: sample types, physical analysis, sample roasting, cupping, record-keeping and what to do when a sample disappoints.
- Coffee TraceabilityHow coffee traceability actually works from plot to container: the levels of separation available, where identity is lost, and what records support each level.