Faustin Ribarimana, Rwanda

"This specific lot comes from Faustin Ribarimana, a 57-year-old coffee farmer and pioneering member of the cooperative since its inception. With 1,246 coffee trees, Faustin relies on coffee for 80% of his income. His farm has become a model of excellence, recognized for high standards, and his coffee is processed exclusively for carefully curated special lots. Faustin delivers his coffee to the Ruli washing station where cherries are hand-picked when fully ripe, pulped the same evening, fermented overnight for around 12 hours, graded by weight using flotation channels, and soaked for 18-24 hours to stabilize moisture content."