Rwanda Ruli Mountain

Grind:
Whole Bean Fine (for espresso) Drip (most common) Coarse (for french press)
Quantity/Price:
16 oz $12.95 2 lb. $23.80 5 lb. $57.25
This clean, complex coffee is awesome for a couple of good reasons.  In a nutshell, TASTE, and SPIRIT.  With the help of USAID, various NGO's (non-governmental organizations), and some special people in the coffee community, Rwanda has managed to overcome the famine, destruction, and genocide from the last decade.  Roughly 20% of their population was killed. Like the phoenix, they have risen from their ashes, and amazingly are now producing a top quality cash crop of coffee, exported to countries all around the world.

Arabica coffee, mainly the Bourbon variety, happens to flourish in east Africa, including Rwanda.  Coffee has been an important cash crop for Rwandan farmers for 100 years, but it is just in the last 6 years or so that their resources (over 100 new coffee washing stations) have allowed them to improve the quality of coffee significantly.  Now, 100's of small coffee farmers have the skills and the tools necessary to produce top quality coffee, earning the farming families more income. What a success story!

Roast Level: City Plus, or medium roast. 
Flavor:  deep, complex flavor of fruit (apple, apricot), earthiness (first sip only), and sweetness. 
Body: Clean, with medium body