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

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Rwanda Murundo Kivubelt; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Rwanda Murundo Kivubelt; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Rwanda Murundo Kivubelt; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇷🇼Rwanda

Rwanda Murundo Kivubelt

Roasted by Intelligentsia CoffeeRoaster's website
PROCESS NOT FULLY DISCLOSED
TagsRwandaNyamashekeBourbonWashedArabicaSingle originPeople's FarmFuraha Umwizeye (Kivubelt Coffee)Intelligentsia CoffeeOwned by Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
🇷🇼RwandaWashedBourbon
Brand
Intelligentsia Coffee
Who owns the brand
A large corporation — Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇷🇼Rwanda
Region
Nyamasheke
Town
Gihombo
Farm / Station
People's Farm
Farmer / Producer
Furaha Umwizeye (Kivubelt Coffee)
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Bourbon
Process
Roast
—
Tasting notes
jammy sweetness, citrus peel
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • availabilityThe exact product route did not expose a current purchasable listing on October 21, 2026.
  • bag size gThe prior 340 g value could not be confirmed for a current exact listing and was removed.
  • harvestNo harvest window was found for the archived exact release.
  • altitude mNo exact-release elevation value was found.
  • fermentationDetailed parameters are documented for a separate 2025 Murundo People’s Farm release, not conclusively for this archived release.
  • release identityThe relationship between the archived Kivubelt listing and the separately documented 2025 People’s Farm release remains unproven at lot level.
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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
    Rwanda Murundo Kivubelt
  2. 02
    The brand
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Bourbon
  5. 05
    The farm
    People's Farm
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Furaha Umwizeye (Kivubelt Coffee)
  7. 07
    The region
    Nyamasheke
  8. 08
    The country
    🇷🇼Rwanda
From the producer

Kivubelt Coffee is operated by Furaha Umwizeye and works with small-scale farmers in the Nyamasheke district. The farmers, collectively called the People's Farm, are supported by Kivubelt with resources and quality processing infrastructure.

From the roaster

Intelligentsia sources this coffee as part of their Direct Trade program, focusing on the distinct, sweet, and citrus-forward profile characteristic of this Rwandan washing station. It represents their commitment to long-term partnerships with producers in the Western Province.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

This coffee is produced by a collaborative group of smallholder farmers known as the People's Farm, managed by Direct Trade partner Furaha Umwizeye. It highlights the unique quality potential of the Nyamasheke district through the Murundo washing station.

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 2026-10-21) 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

Method: required an independent source that could be matched to the exact Intelligentsia coffee and release. Roaster marketing, other roasters’ Murundo offerings, green-coffee catalogs, and adjacent People’s Farm releases were excluded. Zero qualifying sources remained; no sentiment score was calculated.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: People's Farm →Meet the farmer: Furaha Umwizeye (Kivubelt Coffee) →
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