Burundi Ntwari Natural
Burundi Ntwari Natural
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Tasting Notes: Cherry Cola, Fig, Blood Orange
Origin: Burundi
Region: Muyinga Province
Farm: Ntwari Women Owned Wet Mill
Process: Natural
Variety: Bourbon
Elevation: 1683 MASL
Importer: JNP Coffee
This coffee comes to us from the women-owned Ntwari wet mill in Muyinga (now part of Buhumuza Province) at close to 1700 meters above sea level. When first brewed, the hot cup is full on cherry cola with an almost effervescent, sparkling quality. It has a richness and depth of fruited flavor that reminds us of figs. As the cup cools and begins to brighten, there's a balance of sweet citrus and clean, mildly tart acidity.
The owner of the Ntwari wet mill is a widow who first met JNP founder, Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian, herself a native of Burundi, as she was learning to cultivate specialty coffee. Several years since her husband's passing she has found a voice of her own producing specialty coffees while leading and bringing along young women in the male-dominated coffee industry. This coffee honors this woman’s courage and leadership. The Kirundi word “ntwari” encompasses both of these qualities.
JNP is a Burundi-based and focused exporter/importer known for its award-winning specialty coffees and the gender-sensitive development strategies it enables at origin. As a child growing up in Burundi’s largest city, Bujumbura, Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian recalls her mother telling the story of her entire family cultivating coffee in Ngozi Province to pay for school fees. Years later, Jeanine earned an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and enjoyed a 20-plus-year international business career that led her back to Burundi and to coffee.
This coffee comes to us from the women-owned Ntwari wet mill in Muyinga (now part of Buhumuza Province) at close to 1700 meters above sea level. When first brewed, the hot cup is full on cherry cola with an almost effervescent, sparkling quality. It has a richness and depth of fruited flavor that reminds us of figs. As the cup cools and begins to brighten, there's a balance of sweet citrus and clean, mildly tart acidity.
The owner of the Ntwari wet mill is a widow who first met JNP founder, Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian, herself a native of Burundi, as she was learning to cultivate specialty coffee. Several years since her husband's passing she has found a voice of her own producing specialty coffees while leading and bringing along young women in the male-dominated coffee industry. This coffee honors this woman’s courage and leadership. The Kirundi word “ntwari” encompasses both of these qualities.
JNP is a Burundi-based and focused exporter/importer known for its award-winning specialty coffees and the gender-sensitive development strategies it enables at origin. As a child growing up in Burundi’s largest city, Bujumbura, Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian recalls her mother telling the story of her entire family cultivating coffee in Ngozi Province to pay for school fees. Years later, Jeanine earned an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and enjoyed a 20-plus-year international business career that led her back to Burundi and to coffee.
At a Cup of Excellence competition, Jeanine recognized the potential of the exceptional, but unknown coffees of Burundi and saw the opportunity to promote these coffees in the global market as a means of advancing the farmers, her people. JNP Coffee encourages transformational change for local coffee farmers by promoting gender equality, supporting financial literacy education and developing leadership skills. These efforts to empower the farmers and their families build resilience and expand their coffee production capacity.
