Rwanda - Karambi
Rwanda - Karambi
Lake Kivu’s Juicy Little Show‑Off
Meet the cup that struts in like it owns the place. Our Rwanda Karambi comes from the Kirambo region overlooking the shimmering shores of Lake Kivu — and honestly, it tastes exactly as dramatic as that sounds.
Perfect for slow mornings, smug afternoons, and anyone who likes their coffee with a side of personality.
What does it taste like? • Plum • nectarine• blood orange • dark chocolate • nutmeg
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This one’s a fruit‑forward flirt: think plum plushness, nectarine brightness, and a zing of blood orange that winks at you mid‑sip. Just when you think you’ve got its number, along comes a silky dark‑chocolate swoon and a sprinkle of nutmeg that feels like someone whispered a compliment you weren’t expecting.
It’s elegant. It’s juicy. It’s a little bit extra. In other words: peak Golden Sheep energy.
From our flock to your mug, a juicy little Lake Kivu love letter.
Medium roast
Medium roast
All our beans are medium roasted to preserve their natural character and avoid the bitterness of over-roasting
The coffee
- Cup score: 85
- Varietal: Red Bourbon
- Process: Fully Washed
- Altitude (masl): 1600
Meet the farmer
Station manager Anton and accountant Claude watch over the station.
Karambi was established in 2016 and RTC took ownership the following year. 4 staff are employed full time with the addition of 60 further staff during the harvest, of whom 90% are women.
1500 farmers contribute cherry to the station and all have successfully participated in RTC's training program. Since 2017, annual production has doubled from 220 tons of cherry processed to an expected 400+ this year.
Farm / Region
Karambi Mountain Coffee
Just a few miles inland from Kirambo at the edge of Lake Kivu, is the Karambi washing station, named after the nearby village and surrounding sector. Tucked onto steep and largely inaccessible slopes, the site is just over an area of 2.5 hectares..
The farms surrounding Karambi are all within 3 kilometres of the station, located on steep slopes. On average farms are 4 hectare in size, with approximately 8000 trees per farm.
The process
The reason that production volume at Karambi was relatively low this year, when compared to other stations of a similar size, is because the station shares local farmers with neighbouring station Gesharu.
In many of Rwanda's coffee growing regions, the government has sought to ensure local farmers have access to supply chains through expanding the number of washing station facilities in a given area through the Coffee Value Chain Development Project, an initiative co-funded by the European Union. Consensus opinion seems to be that while this creates more access and opportunities for farmers to sell cherry, it can be counter productive for washing stations and exporters who must compete for volumes of cherry.
Read more about RTC's farmer training program here:
https://www.falconcoffees.com/agronomy-training-program-in-rwanda/
