2023 Specialty Coffee Advent Calendar
Dec 2

Happy weekend and welcome to December 2nd!

Today’s coffee is a washed Burundi, ‘Gitwe’, expertly roasted by Frukt Coffee Roasters.

Coffee Name: Gitwe
Taste Profile: juicy grapes, apple
Origin: Kayanza, Burundi
Producer: Long Miles Coffee Project
Variety: Red Bourbon Process: Washed
Harvest date: 2022
Altitude: 1900-2100masl

Frukt Coffee Roasters

Frukt Coffee Roasters, established in 2018, is a contemporary coffee roasting company based in Turku, Finland. The company focuses on crafting high-quality, small-batch coffee beans, emphasizing a modern approach to coffee roasting. Their offerings are categorized into two main taste profiles: “Fun” and “Exciting,” aiming to make the coffee experience both easy and approachable for consumers. The founder, Samuli, who previously worked with Coffee Collective, initiated Frukt Coffee Roasters with a commitment to quality and innovation, using a Loring roaster for their production. Additionally, Frukt is part of a unique initiative in Turku, contributing to the transformation of an old prison into a vibrant food haven, showcasing their commitment to community and local development

Long Miles Coffee Project

Long Miles Coffee was founded by Ben and Kristy Carlson in 2011, who moved to Burundi and noticed issues in the country’s coffee industry, such as injustice and poor farming practices. They also saw that roasters worldwide had trouble getting consistent coffee from Burundi. So, they started Long Miles Coffee to bring positive change to both farmers and roasters.

Their approach focuses on addressing the needs of both coffee farmers and roasters. When you buy coffee from Long Miles, you’re not just getting a quality product; you’re also contributing to coffee farming communities. They work with over 5,500 farming families in Burundi and plan to expand into Uganda and Kenya.

Long Miles Coffee creates traceable micro-lots of coffee, improving farmers’ livelihoods in three main ways:

They provide year-round agricultural assistance through trained Long Miles Coffee Scouts.
They pay higher prices for coffee cherries and offer annual premiums to farmers.
They establish strong relationships between roasters and farmers, allowing for consistent sourcing from specific hills year after year.
By choosing Long Miles Coffee, you become part of a team dedicated to making coffee a sustainable part of our future.

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