Sincerely,
Roaster Notes:
This is one of the finest coffees we have EVER had on the lineup. Maybe I’m biased because Burundi is my favorite origin. It is a special, tiny country sandwiched between Rwanda and Tanzania. The optimal wedge of Earth for coffee growing. The body is strong with notes of sweet molasses and Assam black tea. It is rich enough to carry all the beautiful fruit notes that linger in the cup. As far as acidity, you will find the perfect ratio of lemon-lime sparkling between caramelized honey and the linger of a plum. It is the perfect coffee for summer into that hot Texas fall. Please enjoy our new coffee, Akeza, meaning “Beautiful” in Kirundi. This will be the coffee we offer as “Sincerely,” a coffee signing off representing the passion of these farmers and Jeanine, the founder of JNP Coffee and Burundi native, who literally built a road to this farm in order to get this coffee stateside to us. We thank you and honor you.
Importer Notes:
"Akeza is another exceptional coffee grown in a notably remote area of Kayanza Province. Jeanine's first visit was not ideal, it was pouring rain and the roads were steep. At one point her team got out of their rented 4x4 truck to help some local farmers push it up the slope, but the truck kept sliding backwards. She felt certain that they were never going to get out! In that moment, she promised herself she was never coming back. And yet, after meeting the farmers and tasting the coffees, she realized that sometimes the most difficult places to get to are the best.
In addition to working with these farmers, she is also working with the local authority to get the road repaired. The first year with JNP Coffee, these farmers produced beautiful naturals only. However, the second year, JNP Coffee partnered with them to build a wet mill, including pulping machines, fermentation tanks, raised African beds, coffee storage rooms, and post processing clean water filtration systems. In the 2022 harvest, they produced their first washed coffee with excellent results."
