Dark Roast Single Origin Subscription
If you love dark roast single origins, and are open to trying a new one every few months without even having to think about it, this is the subscription for you!
Our single origins rotate every few months according to seasonality and availability. With this subscription, you will always receive a dark roast single origin coffee, and depending on your delivery frequency, you may receive the same coffee several deliveries in a row until we release a new dark roast single origin. You will receive an email notification ahead of any changes, and if you have a pay-as-you-go subscription, you will be able to skip or cancel your subscription if you aren't interested in the new coffee. You can learn more about our current dark roast single origin offering below.
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Learn More About This Coffee
Varieties: Bourbon
Growing Altitude: 1,600 - 1,800 masl
Processing Method: Washed
Busasa Coffee Washing Station, established in the Gashoho area in 2014, operates with a dedicated team of 6 full-time members and up to 150 seasonal workers. The station features 151 African drying beds and sources from 1600 farmers in the surrounding hills. Notably, Busasa’s producers receive a 20% premium above the local market rate, while staff enjoys wages nearly 60% higher than the Burundi average. This commitment extends across Matraco’s portfolio, which includes two more washing stations in Northern Burundi. Matraco also supports local farmers by distributing composted coffee pulp as fertilizer and donating seedlings.
Matraco’s coffee journey began with a truck. Founder Zuberi Matsitsi got his start transporting coffee in trailer trucks, eventually amassing a fleet of over 10 trucks. In 2015, Matraco expanded into coffee production. Today, Matraco continues to transport coffee in their own trucks, ensuring close quality oversight in an area where transportation remains something of a challenge.
During colonization, Belgians forced the people of Burundi to grow coffee to pay taxes, an all too familiar story. So, it is understandable that after independence, the farmers of Burundi were less than enthusiastic about growing coffee and there was almost no focus on quality. When world coffee prices dropped to historic lows 20 years ago, prices paid to farmers by government run washing stations were so low that coffee was smuggled into neighboring countries to be sold as Rwandan or Tanzanian coffee. When prices began to rise and become relatively stable, Burundi coffee farmers in the northern highlands did not forget that Rwanda received better prices for quality. The coffee farmers of Burundi began to emulate some of what was happening in Rwanda, forming cooperatives and seeking ways to improve quality.
This coffee is everything you want in a dark roast — bold, robust, and smooth without tasting scorched or bitter. We chose the tasting notes of toasted marshmallow and dark caramel to convey a sweetness with a soft, round mouthfeel that’s toned back by a hint of smokiness, reminiscent of the comforting scent of a crackling campfire or a smoked cocktail. At the finish, you may perceive a bit of umami or savoriness that rounds it all out, which is where the miso tasting note comes from.
