Huye Mountain
Huye Mountain
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Established in 2011, Huye Mountain Coffee is a private washing station in the Huye District of southern Rwanda. It provides farmers in the region with access to specialty coffee markets. Over 1,330 Rwandan farmers deliver their freshly picked coffee cherries to 26 collecting stations around the Huye community. During harvest season, the coffee is collected daily from these stations.
Last year, our Huye Mountain offering was sun dried. This year, it’s a washed process. Despite the processing change, this crop still delivers abundant and wonderful flavors. We tasted the sweet acidity of green apple, the punchiness of black currant, and noted how black tea contributes to the overall equilibrium of the flavors.
Located in the Huye District of southern Rwanda, Huye Mountain Coffee is a privately-owned washing station established in 2011. Its primary goal is to connect local farmers with the specialty coffee market. To achieve this, over 1,330 farmers from the Huye community deliver their freshly harvested coffee cherries to 26 collection points. Throughout the harvest season, these cherries are collected daily.
Characteristics
Medium Light
Vibrant, Balanced
Green Apple, Black Currant, Black Tea
Smallholder Farms
Various
1600 - 2200 Masl
Bourbon
Washed
Huye District, Rwanda
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Novo Coffee

2002
Jake Brodsky, Herb Brodsky
- Bon Appétit & Forbes
- Favorite Boutique Coffee Shop
- Best of Denver, 2011 Westword

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Roasting is done in small batches and profiled in a way to ensure that the inherent flavors in each coffee are brought to the forefront, as are their differences based on origin, terroir, processing method, variety, and other factors.
Our coffee buyers have demonstrated a special ability to discover truly wonderful and distinctive coffees. We roast our coffee and present it to the consumer in such a way that the differences and subtleties between roasts are as apparent as the nuances found in wine. These diverse flavors lead to a deeper discovery of coffee origins, the people who grow and harvest the cherries, the cultures that exist where the coffees are cultivated, It is our aim to promote the world of specialty roasted coffee through the meticulous selection,
We like to think of the world of coffee not as a static range of cultivated land that lies between Cancer and Capricorn, but instead as a botanically differentiated region whose crop originated in Ethiopia over a thousand years ago. Since then, coffee has moved to the middle east, to India and Indonesia, then to the New World, and finally, back to Africa and Kenya as a domesticated, genetically modified product. This journey is our journey as coffee specialists, a journey back to coffee’s birthplace.
As our name suggests, Novo Coffee was created with a goal of bringing new life to the coffee industry. It is our aim to promote the world of specialty roasted coffee through the meticulous selection, roasting, brewing, and presentation of what we feel are some of the most distinctive and flavorful coffees available in today's marketplace.
We have a lofty goal: we want to reintroduce you to coffee. For starters, coffee didn’t originate in a European cafe amidst writers, lovesick poets, and starving artists. It comes from a rich tradition built in Ethiopia, where coffee is called Bunna, pronounced “BOON-NUH” in their native language of Amharic.
They say there is a little bit of science in every art and a little bit of art in every science. and the economic relationships that are formed with each and every purchase of roasted specialty coffee. We strive to keep a foot in the past by connecting to origin, and supporting the communities that start our beans on their path to your cup. But we also keep an eye to the future, developing roasting and brewing techniques that challenge convention and dramatically improve your coffee experience.