Small Talk

The inaugural lot is a Red Bourbon from our inspiring friends at Semilla Coffee and Emmanuel Rustaria's Baho Coffee Network. After 15 years of working as a coffee producer, Emmanuel Rusatira and his family decided to build their washing stations in East Africa with a commitment to quality, traceability and sustainability. This regional blend, which collects coffee cherry from over 1500 farmers in the surrounding area, employs over 200 people during the peak of the season. As with all his mills, Emmanuel pays farmers prices for cherry that can be up to 80% over the national farmgate price set in Rwanda to incentivize producers to choose this station.