A Southern Province district near the Burundi border, where the Busanze washing station makes natural Red Bourbon from about 1,850-1,970 m.
Nyaruguru is a district of Rwanda's Southern Province, near the border with Burundi. The Busanze washing station there sells a minimal-intervention natural Red Bourbon grown at about 1,850-1,970 m, which its importer calls a rarity for Rwanda and describes as deeply fruited with a black tea note. No source read supports a district-wide altitude, process or cup profile.
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In 2017 Nyaruguru had 1,900 hectares of coffee and over 3.5 million trees, but washing stations handled only about 389 tonnes of its 1,900 tonnes of cherry.
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Elsewhere in Rwanda
Sources · 3 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Districts of Rwanda · Wikipedia
- Crown Jewel Rwanda Natural Busanze Washing Station CJ1663 · Royal Coffee
- NAEB moves to enforce coffee zoning strategy to achieve export targets · The New Times (Rwanda)