Rwanda Sholi
Regular price $17.99
See more about our relationship with Sholi in our blogs, Rwanda: Sholi, Smayah, and Endless Inspiration & Rwanda Sholi 2021
WHY WE LOVE IT: Sholi presents a wonderfully complex and balanced acidity, making this fruit-forward coffee something you can drink and explore all day.
DESCRIPTION: apricot, lemon tea cake, salted dulce de leche
REGION: Muhanga District, Southern Province
PROCESSING METHOD: Washed
ALTITUDE: 1,800 - 2,000 m
VARIETY: Bourbon
In the past few years, perhaps no other coffee has become as anticipated or as special to us as our annual release from Rwanda Sholi. During our trip to Rwanda in 2019, we cupped their coffees and toured one of the processing stations, a farm, warehouse, and the health and community centers and formed lasting relationships along the way.
The Abateraninkunga ba Sholi cooperative (meaning 'mutual assistance') was originally established in 2008 by 30 women and received official recognition in 2013. In 2014 they received funding to build their own washing station, and in 2015 received their Fair Trade certification. Today, the cooperative continues to grow, now constituting 600 members, 262 of which are women.