Heza Hills, Washed

This collaborative effort between Heza Washing Station and local smallholder farmers is championing the quality coffee of the surrounding hills. Heza means ‘beautiful place’ and with panoramic views of an ever-changing East African sky, this washing station lives up to its name. To say Heza Washing Station is ‘remote’ would be an understatement and yet the community that lives in the surrounding hills is a special one, comprised mostly of coffee farmers. Heza was built into a cliff at the foot of Gitwe Hill. From here, the Rwandan border and the tips of the Kibira, Burundi’s only indigenous rainforest, can be seen looming in the distance. The individual micro-climates of each hill combined with the station's ideal conditions result in a flavour profile of red cherry & stewed red fruits with orange blossom.

• Region: Kayanza 
• Country: Burundi
• Elevation: 1,980 masl
• Variety: Bourbon, Kent
• Processing: Washed