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Burundi Hafi Natural
Burundi Hafi Natural
The remotest of the remote! That's often where you find the prize. In the hills of Muyinga Province, the farmers of Hafi coffee would face more than a day's journey if they tried to deliver their freshly harvested coffees to the nearest wet mill. That's why, until this year, all Hafi coffees were naturally processed. It is a six-hour journey from the Bujumbura if the roads aren't washed out. These farmers in their remoteness had become masters of the natural process. They had developed a 24- and 48-hour anaerobic process for closing the coffee cherries in raised beds. This controlled fermentation adds a jamminess to the coffee as well as other wonderfully complex multi-layered flavors. Hafi is named for the farmers' desire to have a washing station nearby. Hafi means "near" in Kirundi.
Origin: Burundi Region: Muyinga
Variety: Bourbon
Altitude: 1715 masl
Process Method: Natural
Harvest Schedule: March– July