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Rwanda's Solar Honey
Rwanda's Solar Honey
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ntroducing Rwanda Solar Honey — a luminous, honey-processed Bourbon coffee with radiant sweetness, warm baking-spice notes, and a bright, tea-like acidity. Think raw honey, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, black tea, and a lemon spritz drifting through a smooth, silky cup.
If you love sweet, glowing, warm-toned coffees, this is your star.
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes: Raw honey • Brown sugar • Nutmeg • Cinnamon • Black tea • Lemon spritz • Dark chocolate
Body: Smooth, balanced, sweet
Acidity: Brisk & tea-like
Roast Level: City to Full City+
Perfect For: Drip, pour-over, espresso (shots will be bright)
This coffee offers ultra-clean sweetness with comforting pastry-like aromas and a bright, lifted finish.
Why “Solar Honey”?
This roast shines like sunlight trapped in a cup — warm, golden, and naturally sweet.
The honey process helps the coffee develop a solar flare of sweetness, while the spices and tea-like acidity give it a celestial complexity.
It feels like drinking warm light.
Origin Story: Kibirizi CWS, Rwanda
Rwanda Solar Honey comes from the Kibirizi village and washing station in the Nyamagabe region.
Sitting at 1770 meters, Kibirizi CWS sources ripe cherries from local smallholder farmers — most with less than one hectare of Bourbon trees.
What Makes It Special
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Honey process: outer cherry removed, sticky fruit layer left intact
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No fermentation wash: goes straight to raised beds
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4+ weeks of sun drying: locked-in sweetness & spice
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Natural clarity & refined sweetness
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GrainPro-lined micro-lot
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Bourbon cultivar known for sweetness and balance
The result is a luminous, honey-sweet cup with warm spices and a bright, refreshing acidity that sets it apart from typical washed Rwandan coffees.
