Producer
Mbilima Washing Station
- Coffees in catalog
- 2
- Currently in stock
- 0
- Roasters carrying
- 2
- Avg Cherry's Index
- 67.7
Mbilima 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 Mbilima Washing Station is located in the Gakenke region of Rwanda's Northern Province. The coffee processed at this facility is grown at an altitude of 2200 meters.
The production at this station is focused on the bourbon varietal. This variety is the primary cultivar associated with the lots processed at the site.
The processing portfolio at Mbilima is centered on the washed method. Both lots currently represented in the index utilize this traditional approach.
The catalog footprint for Mbilima includes two distinct roasters. These lots represent the current availability of coffee from this washing station.
Recent catalog examples include the Rwanda Kawa Mbilima processed as a washed bourbon by Discovery Coffee, and the Rwanda Mbilima, also a washed bourbon, offered by Olympia Coffee Roasters.
The work at Mbilima is defined by a consistent focus on the washed bourbon profile at high altitudes.
- Gakenke washed bourbon
- high-altitude Rwandan coffee
- consistent washed processing
Distilled from catalog data, COE history, and reviewer coverage.
Producer profile
Varietals
- bourbon2 lots
Processes
- Washed2
Altitude
2200–2200m
No coffees from this producer in stock right now.
Archived (2)
Rwanda Kawa Mbilima
Expect Grape, Blackberry Jam, and Cola from this washed.
Northern Province, RW · Washed
Related producers
Neighbors in the same book
Same country, shared varietals; other farmers whose lots Cherrybook has catalogued.

