Tasting Notes: Baking spices, brown sugar, sun-dried raisins and easy like a Sunday morning.
In the local language, Kinyarwanda, ‘Intango’ means ‘beginning’ or ‘a communal sharing space’. This is the purpose of the Intango Washing Station. An incredible 835 small holder farmers, staff and community members use the washing station as a central location to gather and collaborate together to grow and progress. A place to gather and collaborate together to grow and progress? That resonates with what and who and why Penstock is all about here in New Jersey as well. The washing station is located near the village of Kibaya in the Western Province of Rwanda and it is owned and operated by Gilbert Gatali, a coffee enthusiast with over 13 years of specialty coffee industry experience. Before owning the Intango Washing Station, Gilbert was the Managing Director of KZ Noir Ltd, an integrated premier coffee export company in Rwanda. He is also one of the pioneers for the first farmer-owned coffee export company in Rwanda, specializing in processing and exporting Rwandan specialty coffees. His introduction to coffee business was by being the East Africa Manager for Sustainable Harvest, a specialty coffee importer. Gilbert has also sat on the board of directors for AFCA (Africa Fine Coffee Association) representing Rwanda and was awarded Notable Producer of the Year in 2012 by the Sprudgie Awards. Through the exporting company Roots Origin, Intango has programs with a focus on social impact and agronomical practices for the small holder farmers providing cherries to the washing station.
This Rwandan has lovely easy-drinking notes of baking spices, brown sugar sweetness, and a handful of childhood sun-dried raisin hint, with milder acidity than you might expect from this incredible continent. Smooth, fun, and ideal for the colder months ahead however you brew it. For fans of Sisola, Malacara, and delicious coffee from an exciting farmer and region - cheers.
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Country: Rwanda
Region/Province: Karongi
Washing Station: Intango Washing Station
Elevation: 1,564-2,000 masl
Processing: Honey
Varietals: Red Bourbon
Exporter: Roots Origin
Farmer: Gilbert Gatali
Tasting Notes: Baking spices, brown sugar, sun-dried raisins and easy like a Sunday morning.
In the local language, Kinyarwanda, ‘Intango’ means ‘beginning’ or ‘a communal sharing space’. This is the purpose of the Intango Washing Station. An incredible 835 small holder farmers, staff and community members use the washing station as a central location to gather and collaborate together to grow and progress. A place to gather and collaborate together to grow and progress? That resonates with what and who and why Penstock is all about here in New Jersey as well. The washing station is located near the village of Kibaya in the Western Province of Rwanda and it is owned and operated by Gilbert Gatali, a coffee enthusiast with over 13 years of specialty coffee industry experience. Before owning the Intango Washing Station, Gilbert was the Managing Director of KZ Noir Ltd, an integrated premier coffee export company in Rwanda. He is also one of the pioneers for the first farmer-owned coffee export company in Rwanda, specializing in processing and exporting Rwandan specialty coffees. His introduction to coffee business was by being the East Africa Manager for Sustainable Harvest, a specialty coffee importer. Gilbert has also sat on the board of directors for AFCA (Africa Fine Coffee Association) representing Rwanda and was awarded Notable Producer of the Year in 2012 by the Sprudgie Awards. Through the exporting company Roots Origin, Intango has programs with a focus on social impact and agronomical practices for the small holder farmers providing cherries to the washing station.
This Rwandan has lovely easy-drinking notes of baking spices, brown sugar sweetness, and a handful of childhood sun-dried raisin hint, with milder acidity than you might expect from this incredible continent. Smooth, fun, and ideal for the colder months ahead however you brew it. For fans of Sisola, Malacara, and delicious coffee from an exciting farmer and region - cheers.
Coffee. People. Potential. That’s the tag line of Long Miles Coffee, which sums up well their approach to buying and processing coffee and to how they invest in the communities in which they work. Their vision was to foster “meaningful and lasting change in the lives of Burundian coffee farmers and the coffee they produce”; it’s hard to imagine a business or organization doing it better. Since 2011, they’ve built three coffee processing mills in the remote hills of Burundi and expanded to Kenya and Uganda. Over that time they’ve started initiatives to reforest, provide agronomist training and fertilizer, and pay above Fair Trade premiums for quality. Honestly, that’s just the tip of the ice berg. Their coffees have also been recognized throughout the world for their clean, fruit forward, and consistent flavor profiles.
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