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Gitesi Espresso

Gitesi Espresso

Muscovado Sugar, Baking Spice, Mulberry

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Location: Fitzroy North, VIC

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This coffee comes from father and son producers, Alex and Aimé Gahizi’s Gitesi washing station in the west of Rwanda. While the coffee washing station was started by Alex Gahizi after the Rwandan genocide, today it’s largely operated by his son, Aimé.

Located in the Western Province, the Gitesi operation extends beyond just the washing station to a collection of around 20,000 coffee trees, owned by the Gahizi family. Here, they’re able to experiment with innovative sustainable agricultural techniques and different varieties of coffee trees.

At Gitesi, ripe coffee cherries delivered daily from nearly 1,800 local smallholder farmers are hand-sorted before pulping — a process that removes the skin and majority of fruit flesh from the seeds inside. The coffee then undergoes around 16-hours of dry fermentation and a 12-hour freshwater soak before being dried on raised beds for up to 15 days.

This season’s selections from Gitesi are just wonderful — amongst the best seen in recent years. Expect warmth, balance, gentle but defining acidity underpinned by red fruit sweetness and flavours of baking spice.
  • Region: Karongi
  • Country: Rwanda
  • Variety: Red Bourbon 
  • Process: Washed
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  • Coffee Profile

    Roast Type
    Espresso & Filter Espresso
    Roast Level
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    Medium
    Features
    Single origin Single Origin
    Best served Black or with Milk Best served Black or with Milk

  • Brewing Guide

    Methods recommended
    Espresso Moka pot
    Brewing recipe for Espresso

    1 : 2

    brew ratio

    20g

    ground coffee

    40g

    brewed coffee

    30s

    brewing time

    94°C

    brewing temperature

    Recipe developed on La Marzocco Linea machines using VST 20g basket.

    Source: Fieldwork Coffee

  • Tasting Guide

    Taste Profile
    Rich & Syrupy Rich & Syrupy
    Tasting Notes

    Muscovado Sugar, Baking Spice, Mulberry
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Fieldwork Coffee are a quality-driven coffee company, located in Melbourne, Australia.

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