Munyinya is a natural Burundi coffee produced on the hill of the same name and dried at the Bukeye car wash, owned by the Long Miles Coffee Project. We've already told you about the story of the Carlson family, behind the project. For the reminder, Ben, Christy and their three children are American and arrived in Burundi in January 2013 with the desire to give reality to their dream: to accompany coffee producers passionate about their profession in order to highlight in the eyes of the world all the richness and complexity of Burundian coffees, still too little known. They then founded the Long Miles Coffee Project. In the spring of 2013, a first washing station was created in Bukeye and a second in 2014 on Gitwe hill, in the Kayanza region. But if the story could be written, it is first thanks to their favorite for Munyinya Hill.
Indeed, it is by discovering there superb micro-lots that the Carlson realize the full potential of Burundian coffees. Munyinya is located on the edge of Bukeye commune. The coffee trees bloom on its steep slopes offering a breathtaking view of the valleys below. However, despite the beauty of the landscapes, the Long Miles project almost did not see the light of day because the first years, the quality of the cherries still left to be desired. But when a hill has as much potential as Munyinya, it seems unthinkable to give up. The Carlson have decided to deploy even more effort day after day, including relying on a program of support and education of producers: Lydie, David and Innocent, In particular, the program's "scouts" taught farmers how to pick cherries, shade trees, mulches and the size of their farms. The result ? Five times the production of cherries, not to mention the increased quality of the crops year after year!
The big challenge now is delivering cherries to the Bukeye car wash. The Munyinya hill is quite far from the resort and the trails that lead to it are hard to reach: indeed to bring their cherries to the station, producers have to travel between 5 and 13km on winding roads, impassable during the rainy season. The construction of a new washing station, closer to the Munyinya farmers, would be the ideal solution and the Long Miles Coffee Project teams hope to complete this project in the near future.
Munyinya therefore takes its name, like most Burundian cafes, from the hill on which it is grown. This natural red bourbon is produced by 385 producers whose farms are between 1700 and 2100m above sea level. On the nose, the 2018/2019 harvest will offer you notes of red fruit jam and grape candy. On the palate, a rich but very clean coffee with notes of exotic fruits, papaya and ripe mango.
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