Burundi Long Miles Honey

Burundi is a landlocked country in Africa, about the size of Maryland.  They are recovering from a civil war from 1993-2006 where 300,000 people died and no coffee was exported.  Now just a decade later, issues of corruption, ethnic inequality, poverty, and unemployment are threatening to start civil war again.

The Long Miles project started as basically one family with a farm and a network of nearby farmers, who are the cutting edge in Burundi coffee right now and has grown into a great story of empowerment and sustainability. The knowledge, experience, and care they possess is impressive. And they are located in the area with the highest altitude and best climate for growing coffee in the whole country.

Try out this honey processed Burundi bean and see what you think!  You can roast it 15-40 seconds past 1st cracks and the taste profile is what I would call "Garden" -- Hints of snow peas, beans, carrots. Maybe some vinaigrette dressing over the whole thing.  It's actually pretty common for a Burundi to have this taste profile, and the honey processing accentuates it.  This is a coffee that would score highly because of complexity, acidity, sweetness, and mouthfeel, yet probably one I wouldn't crave a second mug of. For a sweet full-bodied complex espresso, you can roast it close to the 2nd cracks. Since it's a honey process coffee, you can't take it any darker than that.

USA arrival April 2026