Washing Station: Rugali
Producer: Muraho Trading
Region: Nyamasheke
Variety: Red Bourbon
Process: Natural
Altitude: 1500 - 1800 masl
Harvested: 2025
Cupping notes: Pineapple, berries, apple, molasses, and clementines.
The Rugali washing station is located on the shores of Lake Kivu, in the Nyamasheke district, western Rwanda. With 124 drying beds, the station serves 1,150 farmers who deliver cherries to this station. Rugali has five full-time staff members and expands to 180 seasonal workers during the harvest season. It was founded in 2016, and is one of the biggest washing stations in this region. The Rugali Washing Station is known for its high standards and top-shelf coffee. Only perfectly ripe cherries are accepted for processing. The cherries are all checked upon arrival, then resorted on sorting tables.
This coffee comes to us from Muraho’s Rugali Washing Station. Muraho was founded by two brothers, Karthick & Gaudam Anbalagan, who are determined to showcase the high-quality and unique tastes of Rwandan specialty coffee. Rugali is their largest washing station, nicknamed “The Big Daddy” because of its size and capacity. Since purchasing the land, Muraho first built and then expanded the station, adding their own dry mill, the Rugali Dry Mill, in 2019.
Coffee has been cultivated in the area for many generations, with knowledge being passed down in families. Traditional growing techniques, experienced farmers, and rich, fertile soil make Nyamasheke one of the top specialty coffee producing areas in Rwanda.
Transparency.
What we paid:
-Coffee: 9.95€/Kg
-Shipping: 0.55€/Kg
-Packaging, labelling and sorting: 2€
Quantity bought: 600 Kg
