Kayanza, in northern Burundi on the Rwandan border, occupies the country’s highest coffee zone.
Kayanza, in northern Burundi on the Rwandan border, occupies the country’s highest coffee zone.
At 1,700–2,000m, Bourbon-lineage trees finished with washed processing produce refined, fruity, bright flavor — berry, citrus, black tea, jasmine.Its finesse speaks the same language as the profiles of neighboring Rwanda.
Kayanza is one of the highest regions in Burundi, sitting at the northern edge of the East African Great Lakes region, contiguous with southern Rwanda. Careful processing at its washing stations produces clean, fruity cups — this is the standard-bearer of Burundian specialty, fluent in the delicate flavor of the East African highlands alongside Rwanda.
Together with Ngozi, also in northern Burundi, Kayanza lots have stacked up high placements at competitions like the Cup of Excellence. Its refined jasmine-and-black-tea profile, tasted against Rwanda’s Huye and others, leans slightly more berried on the Burundian side — a touch more showy.
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