Coffee Description
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, Rwanda Abakundakawa is an outstanding example of community, social responsibility and human resilience. This 100% women’s produced coffee stands alone with full bodied African flavor nuances of cranberry and honey sweetness, with a champagne sparkle.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light/Medium
Process
Washed
Elevation
6000 masl
Region
Gakenke
About Rwanda Abakundakawa of Rwanda
Rwanda Abakundakawa is a certified Fair Trade and Organic coffee and part of a larger cooperative powered by 30,000 Rwandan coffee farmers. Abakundakawa cooperative farmers hand-pick ripe cherries on the volcanic slopes of Rwanda's mountains Gakenke district. The area's distinct micro-climate, high elevation and rich volcanic soils help produce coffee with balanced sweet, floral and fruit-forward notes in the cup. Abakundakawa has grown rapidly, adding a second washing station and expanding its membership from 180 to nearly 2,000 coffee growers since its founding in 2004.
Gakenke, Rwanda
Drink Coffee Do Stuff
DRINK COFFEE DO STUFF is a specialty coffee roastery in Truckee, CA, conceived at 12,000 ft on the Saas-Fee glacier of the Swiss Alps. The vision for DCDS is rooted in the professional snowboarding career of founder Nick Visconti, who traveled the world crushing the snowboarding circuit and drinking coffee from Switzerland to Patagonia. This roving lifestyle birthed an intentional roasting company centered on the intersection of extraordinary coffee and extraordinary life.
Founded in 2017 in Visconti's hometown of Truckee, DCDS is distinguished by its focus on 'altitude coffee'—coffee grown on hill and mountain slopes throughout the equatorial zone and roasted at 6000 feet in the Sierra Nevada mountains—which results in a sweeter, more subtle cup. Relationships matter too at DCDS, not just because Visconti marks his friendships in coffee cups and boards, but because they are the foundation of a life lived well.
We all have the ability to live our own versions of an extraordinary life, and 2019 Good Food Award-winner DCDS celebrates this truth. As Visconti says, "We wear our hats backwards, live our lives forwards, and ride our boards downwards!"
