Producer

Heza Washing Station

BIButanyerera Province, Kayanza Province

Coffees in catalog: 3
Currently in stock: 2
Roasters carrying: 2
Avg Cherry's Index: 70.2

Heza Washing Station’s lots are carried by 2 different roasters. The same coffee, interpreted by 2 different roasting curves; a comparison nobody else can show you.

Producer overview

The Heza washing station operates within the Gishubi and Kayanza regions of Burundi. The coffee processed at this station is cultivated at high elevations, ranging from 1859 to 2200 meters above sea level.

The varietal landscape at Heza is primarily defined by Bourbon, which appears in six of the cataloged lots. Other varieties include SL34, Mibirizi, and various other cultivars.

The station maintains a focused process portfolio, primarily utilizing washed and honey methods. Of the eight coffees documented in the index, five are processed as washed and two are processed as honey.

The catalog footprint for Heza includes eight total lots across four different roasters. Recent catalog entries include the Gitwe Hill lot processed as washed Bourbon by Square Mile Coffee Roasters, the Nkonge Hill lot processed as washed Bourbon and SL34 by Sey Coffee, and the Mikuba Hill lot processed as honey Bourbon and SL34 by Sey Coffee.

Heza is distinguished in the catalog by its consistent focus on high-altitude Bourbon and SL34 production across multiple roasters.

high-altitude Burundi
Bourbon and SL34 focus
washed and honey processing

Distilled from catalog data, COE history, and reviewer coverage.

Producer profile

Varietals

bourbon2 lots
red bourbon1 lot
sl341 lot

Processes

Washed2
Natural1

Altitude

2000–2200m

Harvests

20252022

Across harvest years

Lineage

The same producer, year after year. Cherrybook captures the year on the bag when the roaster publishes it; use this to track how a farmer’s profile evolves season to season.