This is Burundi at its most composed. Masha offers that quietly confident structure we look for in washed East African coffees, with layers of milk chocolate, Rainier cherry, and a delicate floral lift. It’s silky, sweet, and subtly complex... a little less sparkle, a little more poise.
Processed at the Masha washing station in Kayanza Province, this lot brings together the cherry of thousands of smallholder farmers working the surrounding hills. The result is clean, floral, and classically built for filter brewing.
Country: Burundi
Region: Kayanza Province
Town: Gatara Commune
Washing Station: Masha
Producers: Various smallholder farmers
Altitude: 1800–2100 masl
Variety: Bourbon
Process: Fully washed and dried on raised beds
Best for: Filter, Chemex, Kalita, iced pour over
Masha is a long-standing washing station in northern Burundi, sitting at 1800 to 2100 masl in the Gatara Commune, just south of the Rwandan border. The name comes from the Kirundi word amasho, meaning “herds of cattle,” which roam freely in this highland region. The station itself acts as a centralized cherry collection point for local smallholders, many of whom grow older strains of Bourbon, originally introduced here by Catholic missionaries in the 1930s.
After hand-harvesting and sorting, cherries are depulped and fully washed, then fermented and dried on raised beds. The altitude, combined with ideal sun and breeze conditions, gives the coffee time to develop depth without losing clarity. You’ll taste the results: a round-bodied cup with balanced acidity, rich sweetness, and a clean floral finish.
Masha has been operating since 1989 and was awarded first place in the 2012 Burundi Cup of Excellence. That history of quality shows in the cup, but this isn’t a coffee trying to win medals, it’s just quietly excellent.
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