Rugori
(Mothers’ Crown) Gasharu Coffee    

Honoring women’s work in coffee – Urugori  is a crown that Rwandan women are given after the birth of their first child. This coffee lot is solely produced and processed by women, who make up over 70% of Gasharu’s workforce. This batch is meant to highlight their integral role in our industry and community and provide them with an additional 10% of the profit. It has been proven that by putting more money in the hands of women, communities can eradicate malnutrition and illiteracy and ensure girls’ access to education. 

Aroma note: sour cherry, yogurt, sweet 

Flavor note: red berries, sour cherry, apple, green tea, orange, herbal

Acidity note: citric, med-high, multilayered 

Body note: elegant, tea like 

Intego (Resolution) Gasharu

Intego (Resolution) experimental coffee undergoes 60 hours of anaerobic fermentation in the cherry and is then sun dried for 4-6 weeks on raised beds.

Aroma note: dark chocolate, cacao, banana, red ripe fruit, floral notes 

Flavor note: Dark chocolate, cacao, banana, ripe red fruits, floral, honey. High sweetness, medium acidity and lingering aftertaste.

Aftertaste note: super sweet, soft and lingering 

Acidity note: malic-lactic, supportice, medium 

Body note: smooth, medium 

Impano (Gift) Gasharu

Impano (Gift) experimental coffee undergoes 100 hours of anaerobic fermentation in the cherry and is then sun dried for 4-6 weeks on raised beds.

Aroma note: red ripe fruit, greek yogurt 

Flavor note:  red ripe fruit, forest strawberry, vanilla ice cream

Acidity note: malic, medium 

Body note: super smooth, soft, elegant but intense (high) 

Gasharu Natural 

The cherries selected for this lot are collected at altitudes between 1700 m and 2100 m. These beans dried on  raised African beds for 25-30 days. The processing at the washing station is carried out by young coffee farmers and the sorting on tables by more experienced coffee farmers, mainly women, providing them with more income.

Flavor note: gingerbread, spice- cinnamon, apple pie, red ripe fruit, hint of tropical fruit and cacao nibs 

Aftertaste note: rummy in the aftertaste, super sweet 

Acidity note: malic-tartaric, medium 

Body note: smooth, medium 

Gasharu Full Wash  

A classic full wash coffee. Cherries are floated in the floating tanks, passed through a Mckinnon disc pulper and then transferred to fermentation tanks where they undergo 12-14 hours of dry fermentation.

Aroma note: fruity, choco, sweet, berries 

Flavor note:  Fruits (plum, berries, green apple), chocolate, black tea, herbal, high sweetness, medium acidity, smooth.

Acidity note: citric, medium 

Body note: smooth, medium 

Ireme (Authentic) Gasharu

Ireme (Authentic) experimental coffee undergoes 72 hours of anaerobic fermentation in the cherry and is then sun dried for 4-6 weeks on raised beds.

Flavor note: red ripe fruit, grape juice, super sweet, cacao nibs, dark chocolate, mango. 

Acidity note: malic, lactic, medium 

Body note: smooth, medium 

Honey Gasharu 

Freshly picked coffee cherries are de-pulped and left unwashed to allow the beans to dry within their sticky-sweet outer layer. Beans are spread on raised beds and turned every hour during 10-15 days so that they dry evenly.

Flavor note:  dark chocolate, cacao, banana, red ripe fruit, floral notes and honey. Super sweet, soft and lingering aftertaste. 

Acidity note: malic, medium 

Body note: smooth