Rwanda

**JPDyson** · 03-30-2012, 07:58 AM

Last year I ordered some Rwanda Bufcafe from our own Jasonian. Once he helped me sort out a brewing approach, this coffee began to impress me greatly. I was excited this year by the number of roasters who were tackling lots from this source this year, but perhaps none more exciting than Counter Culture. My soft-spot for these guys is well documented, so I knew I'd be squinting and slurping for the best in what this coffee had to offer. Not unlike last year, I was a little confused at first when my vac-pot approach yielded unremarkable results. My Chemex and Melitta pour-overs were great, but not close to the french press I had at a local shop (Jubala Village Coffee in Raleigh). I went back to the drawing board and adopted a "modified Intelligentsia" Vacpot approach (I took cues from the types of stirs they recommend, but stretched the intervals a tad and adjusted my grind). A grind a bit coarser than I use for pour-over, with approximately a 2-minute brew resulted in an beautiful cup of coffee. Clear acidity, sweet darkish fruit, spice, and a certain presence (body) that's right in my sweet spot.

Anybody else drinking Bufcafe (Counter Culture or otherwise)? Thoughts?

PS: I swear, coffee production in the rest of the world could cease entirely - if I have Africa, I'm set.

**Jasonian** · 03-30-2012, 03:14 PM

I have three bags on reserve, and I might start introducing it beside Musasa. I have some of both, and I hate to try to push both at once since they are both so dang brilliant in their own right.

Much juicier this year than last, but the Musasa this year is just killer. Too killer. Buf took a back seat because it's so killer.