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Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Intango, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Intango; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Intango; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Intango; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇷🇼Rwanda · Western Province, Rwanda

Intango

Roasted by Counter Culture CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsRwandaWestern Province, RwandaBourbon Mayaguez 71JacksonWashedLight roastApricotBlack TeaArabicaSingle originIntango washing stationGilbert GataliCounter Culture CoffeeIndependent
🇷🇼RwandaWashedLight roast
Brand
Counter Culture Coffee
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇷🇼Rwanda
Region
Western Province, Rwanda
Town
Kibaya
Farm / Station
Intango washing station
Farmer / Producer
Gilbert Gatali
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Bourbon Mayaguez 71 and 139; Jackson
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
apricot, citrus, black tea
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • altitude mThe roaster gives a 1,500–2,000 m range, so a point altitude remains unset.
  • variety idThe release combines Bourbon Mayaguez 71 and 139 with Jackson, so no single scalar variety relation is asserted.
  • fermentation and drying methodRelease-specific fermentation and drying details are not published.
  • grade and roast dateFormal green-coffee grade and bag-specific roast date are not published.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Intango
  2. 02
    The brand
    Counter Culture Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Counter Culture Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Bourbon Mayaguez 71 and 139; Jackson
  5. 05
    The farm
    Intango washing station
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Gilbert Gatali
  7. 07
    The region
    Western Province, Rwanda
  8. 08
    The country
    🇷🇼Rwanda
From the producer

Gilbert Gatali owns Intango and manages its market relationships. Direct trade partner This Side Up also documents his long-running work with his friend Gervais at the station.

From the roaster

Counter Culture Coffee is a Durham-based specialty roaster known for its commitment to direct trade, radical price transparency, and educational initiatives within the coffee industry.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

Intango grew from one of Rwanda's early PEARL-supported washing-station sites. Its current model connects hundreds of smallholders with specialty markets while testing systems such as digital records and second payments.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
CURRENT RELEASE

Added the March to May 2025 harvest, current altitude range, current cultivar mix and sold-out status.

02
ORIGIN LINKS

Connected Rwanda and the existing Western Province record, with Karongi District and Kibaya retained as the more precise locality.

03
SENTIMENT CHECK

Excluded the 2019 blog post from the current release because it covers a different crop.

What was added?

Verified country, region, washing station, producer, process, harvest, cultivar mix and tasting notes.

What wasn't added?

No single altitude or variety relation was added. Drying and fermentation details are not disclosed for this release.

Why it matters

A recurring coffee name does not make a 2019 tasting note evidence for a 2025 crop.

What you might taste

Counter Culture lists apricot, citrus and black tea.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://counterculturecoffee.com/products/intango
  • · https://projectorigin.coffee/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/RWA_Intango_2022.pdf
  • · https://thissideup.coffee/intango
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-25) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Non-exact, seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release, duplicate, and older-release sources were excluded. No qualifying independent exact-release review remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Intango washing station →Meet the farmer: Gilbert Gatali →
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