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

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

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

Editorial illustration

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

Editorial illustration

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

Editorial illustration

🇨🇩DR Congo · South Kivu

Muungano

Roasted by Sweet Bloom Coffee RoastersRoaster's website
PROCESS NOT FULLY DISCLOSED
TagsDR CongoSouth KivuRed BourbonWashedPlumBrown SugarArabicaSingle originMuungano CooperativeSweet Bloom Coffee RoastersIndependent
🇨🇩DR CongoWashedRed Bourbon
Brand
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇨🇩DR Congo
Region
South Kivu
Town
—
Farm / Station
—
Farmer / Producer
Muungano Cooperative
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Red Bourbon
Process
Roast
—
Tasting notes
Plum, Pomelo, Brown Sugar
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • individual farms and growersThe exact release identifies the Muungano Cooperative, not individual farms or contributing growers.
  • washing stationSweet Bloom's exact release does not identify a specific station for this auction lot.
  • harvestThe auction and archive dates are published, but no harvest date or crop year is stated.
  • fermentation and dryingThe exact page says Washed but does not publish fermentation duration, vessel, washing steps, drying surface, or drying time; general cooperative protocols were not assigned to this lot.
  • altitude mThe exact release publishes a 1,480–2,000 m range, which cannot be represented faithfully in the scalar altitude_m field.
  • roast levelThe archived page does not state one unambiguous conventional roast-level value for this exact release.
  • retail package and priceThe primary archived page does not publish an exact retail bag size or retail price; secondary directory values are marked estimated or inferred.
  • numeric public sentimentThe qualifying independent source contains two favorable exact-release cuppings but no numeric scores or aggregate rating.
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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
    Muungano
  2. 02
    The brand
    Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters
  4. 04
    The variety
    Red Bourbon
  5. 05
    The farm
    Not disclosed
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Muungano Cooperative
  7. 07
    The region
    South Kivu
  8. 08
    The country
    🇨🇩DR Congo
From the producer

The Muungano Cooperative, whose name means togetherness in Swahili, is a large organization based in South Kivu that supports thousands of coffee farmers.

From the roaster

Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters focuses on light roast profiles and direct trade relationships to highlight the unique characteristics of the coffee's origin.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A Best of Congo auction lot from a South Kivu cooperative whose programs include a medical clinic and gender-equity initiatives, with exact filter and espresso recipes and published sourcing costs.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Lot selection

Sweet Bloom acquired the lot from Muungano Cooperative at the August 2025 Best of Congo auction.

02
Washed classification

The exact page identifies a washed process but does not disclose its fermentation, washing, or drying protocol.

03
Traceability boundary

The source establishes the cooperative, region, variety, and elevation range but not individual farms, growers, or a washing station.

What was added?

No added fruit, cultures, sweeteners, or flavorings are disclosed.

What wasn't added?

No co-ferment or post-roast flavoring is disclosed.

Why it matters

The washed label is reliable at the process-family level, but a more detailed recipe would be speculative.

What you might taste

Sweet Bloom lists plum, pomelo, and brown sugar; independent April 2026 cuppings also found plum, pomelo, and brown sugar, with one calling the cup tasty and juicy.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://sweetbloomcoffee.com/products/muungano
  • · https://unpacking.coffee/cuppings/199-muungano-by-rbrigleb
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

What the internet is saying
WE FOUND 1 RELEVANT PUBLIC SOURCES

AI-synthesized from publicly available information retrieved 2026-11-04. This is research, not our original tasting review.

What the sources say

One independent exact-release source records two April 2026 cuppings of Sweet Bloom's Muungano. Both were favorable: one logged plum, pomelo, and brown sugar, while the other called the cup tasty and juicy and logged plum.

What people love

Juiciness and a plum-led profile; the two exact-release cuppings also support pomelo and brown-sugar impressions.

Flavors people keep mentioning
tastyjuicyplumpomelobrown sugar
Internet sentiment

A qualitative summary of public sources, including context. Not a coffee score.

Positive — qualitative exact-release evidence
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