VUNGA - DECAF
Regular price $20.00
MILK CHOCOLATE • BLACK TEA • RAISIN
Our current Decaf offering is from a three year relationship with Vunga Co-operative. The team at Vunga is led by women and has 260 active members who contribute. The operation is not of huge scale, but the quality is remarkable, and has been recognized a handful of times with a placement as high as 4th in Cup of Excellence Rwanda.
| Vunga | |
| Region: | Nyabihu, North Western Region |
| Origin: | Rwanada |
| Farm(ers) | MTCo Partnership with Vunga Cooperative |
| Varietal: | Red Bourbon |
| Process: | Washed, Swiss Water Decaf Process |
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Brew Guide
At the farm, Vunga
This season, Vunga processed a record of 185 tons of coffee cherry. In the 2018 harvest, Vunga made significant strides with their infrastructure, building out a coffee nursery and providing better assistance to the farmers who contribute their cherry. These improvements have helped in both the quality of the coffee and the volume produced.
In 2019, Vunga was impacted by a landslide, when a large boulder detached from a nearby hill and rolled nearly two kilometres, causing destruction of a lot of the infrastructure the co-operative had recently developed.
All the coffee in production at Vunga is undergoing a washed process. After being pulped in a Penagos depulper, the coffee is fermented for an average of 6 hours before being laid to dry for 35 days. When we were there, the parchment was clean, the beds were being raked, shifted and sorted, and the team behind Vunga was very excited to meet foreign buyers.
We believe this cooperative has the potential to achieve amazing cup quality and demonstrate the operations of a sustainable cooperative model in the coffee industry. Emerine, the station manager, is a very highly regarded and strong willed woman, who asked for feedback on her execution stages at the cooperative. This alone is a sign that great things are to come for the members of Vunga and the coffees they're producing.
Read more on our experience in our Journal from 2018 or 2019.
Producer: MTCo Partnership with Vunga Cooperative
Station Manager: Dafrose Uwimana
Micro-Mill: Vunga Co-op
Country: Rwanda
Build Date: March 2009
First Year Rosso Purchased: 2017
Region: Nyabihu, North Western Region of Rwanda
Varietal: Red Bourbon
Processing Techniques Purchased: Washed
Elevation of farms: 1650 - 2000
Tasting Notes: Milk Chocolate, Black Tea, Sweet Raisin
Roasted For: Filter
More About Biotre Bags
These bags are from Biotrē, they are 60% compostable and 100% renewable, including the valve!
What’s the difference between the red bag and the black bag?
The red bag contains the coffees with an acidity rating from 3-5. The black bag contains coffees with an acidity rating of 2 or lower.
In summary: coffees that are a little more adventurous—red; comfortable and more classic coffees—black.
How does the Sweetness, Acidity, and Body Scale work?
This is an internal scale from 0-5 comparing our own coffees. Each coffee is cupped and the sweetness, acidity, and body are rated. Keep in mind that different brewing methods may affect results.
Read more about our bags
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Shipping
Shipping Expectations
Once your order is received it will be processed and shipped in 1-3 days, please keep in mind that we roast our coffees daily.
If you live in Calgary, Rosso will personally deliver your coffee to your door! If you are outside of Calgary our default shipping method is UPS, however we can use different shipping companies to ensure that you will get your package as soon as possible.
Free Delivery IN Calgary for Orders Over $20
For Rosso deliveries the cutoff time for delivery processing is 12pm.
For example, an order placed on Monday at 9:43am will be on the delivery route for Tuesday. An order placed on Monday at 12:35pm will be on the delivery route for Wednesday.
**Deliveries to Apartments & Condos will be mailed out via UPS
Delivery Outside of Calgary
Free delivery within Alberta for orders over $35
Free delivery within Canada for orders over $50
International Shipping
We offer competitive shipping rates to our International customers. There are a variety of shipping options for you to choose from upon checkout. Any customs or import duties are charged once the parcel reaches its destination country. These charges must be paid by the recipient of the parcel. Unfortunately, we have no control over these charges, and cannot tell you what the cost would be, as customs policies and import duties vary widely from country to country.
