BURUNDI Yandaro, Espresso

Stationed between dense rainforest and a powerful river, Yandaro isn’t just well placed—it’s perfectly positioned in one of Burundi’s most promising coffee regions. The result? A cup that’s syrupy yet precise, balancing citrus brightness, ripe berries, and a clean floral lift.

Set near the Rwandan border in Kayanza province, Yandaro sits in a corridor where two countries share exceptional growing conditions. Altitude, climate, and soil come together here with quiet authority.

The station rests in the valley carved by the Yandaro River, with the nearby Kibira Rainforest acting as its natural ally—feeding the land, preserving groundwater, and keeping the soil rich and alive.

Come harvest, there’s no machinery, no shortcuts. Every cherry is hand-picked, often by families tending just a few hundred trees. It’s personal, and it shows.

Quality control starts the moment cherries arrive. They’re floated, sorted, and scrutinized—nothing slips through. Within six hours, they’re pulped and set to ferment in clean stream water for 10 to 12 hours.

After fermentation, the coffee is washed, graded, and separated by density with precision. Then it’s laid out on raised beds, where it dries slowly over two to three weeks, building character with every passing day.

No rush. No compromise. Just coffee done right.