Ships UK and internationally.
- Origin
- Burundi
- Region
- Muyinga District
- Producer
- Prosper Merimee
- Altitude
- 1,500–1,700 masl
- Varietal
- Red Bourbon
- Process
- Washed
- Cup score
- 86.5 SCA
- Price paid
- $4.48/lb (149% above Fairtrade minimum)
- Roaster
- Origin Coffee
Tasting notes
From Origin Coffee
"Prosper Merimee produces this Burundian Red Bourbon on the slopes of Muyinga District. Blackcurrant and rhubarb acidity with a dark chocolate finish. Cup score 86.5 SCA. Price paid: $4.48/lb — 149% above the Fairtrade minimum. Relationship established 2024."
Cuppd note
Burundi is one of the most underrated origins in specialty coffee. The Red Bourbon varietal — grown here at genuine altitude on volcanic soils — produces a flavour profile that sits between Ethiopian florality and Kenyan intensity: structured, fruit-forward, and cleanly defined. Muyinga in particular sits in the northeast, bordering Rwanda and Tanzania, with some of the highest-altitude growing conditions in the country.
What makes this lot distinctive is Origin's transparency: they're one of very few UK roasters publishing the FOB price paid on the product page itself. That's not just a sourcing story — it's a signal about the quality of the relationship, and by extension the quality of the selection.
Flavour fingerprint
Who it\'s for
Built for: The Bright Drinker
Washed Red Bourbon at altitude is a textbook Bright Drinker coffee — structured acidity, fruit clarity, clean finish.
Also suits: The Terroir Hunter
An 86.5 SCA lot with published FOB pricing and a named producer. The full provenance picture is here.
How to brew it
Best method
V60 / Pour Over
- Temperature
- 93°C
- Grind
- Medium-fine
- Ratio
- 1:15
Washed Red Bourbon at this altitude is built for filter clarity. 3-minute brew time.
Also great
Chemex
- Temperature
- 93°C
- Grind
- Medium-coarse
- Ratio
- 1:15
Slightly heavier body than V60 — rounds out the rhubarb edge and lets the dark chocolate finish through.
Where to buy
Origin Coffee — Online Shop
Community
Origin Coffee is one of the most consistently recommended UK roasters in specialty coffee communities, specifically for publishing SCA cup scores and FOB pricing on product pages. Burundian coffee in general is underrepresented in community discussion relative to its quality — the audience finding this coffee knows what they're looking for.
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About the roaster
Origin Coffee
Cornwall and London-based specialty roaster. The only UK roaster consistently publishing SCA cup scores and FOB pricing on product pages. Exceptional sourcing transparency; strong on East Africa and Latin America.
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About the origin
Burundi Coffee
Small, landlocked, and producing some of Africa's most underappreciated specialty coffee. Red Bourbon at altitude, cooperative washing stations, and a flavour profile that splits the difference between Kenya and Rwanda.
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