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Rwanda — Shyira Washing Station — supplied coffee image 1
Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Rwanda — Shyira Washing Station; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Rwanda — Shyira Washing Station; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Rwanda — Shyira Washing Station; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇷🇼Rwanda · Nyabihu

Rwanda — Shyira Washing Station

Roasted by Cala Coffee CoRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsRwandaNyabihuRed BourbonWashedLight roastOrangeArabicaSingle originShyira washing stationCala Coffee Co
🇷🇼RwandaWashedRed BourbonLight roast
Brand
—
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇷🇼Rwanda
Region
Nyabihu
Town
—
Farm / Station
Shyira washing station
Farmer / Producer
Shyira Smallholder Farmers
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Red Bourbon
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
Melon, Orange Blossom, Hibiscus
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • altitude mCala publishes a 1,850–2,300 m contributor range; no single lot altitude is established.
  • harvestNo harvest date or crop year is published.
  • fermentationThe exact product is fully washed, but fermentation parameters are not published.
  • drying methodNo drying method or duration is published for this Cala lot.
  • bag size gCala publishes a $21–$105 variant range, but the accessible exact page does not expose the consumer package-size labels.
  • formal gradeNo formal green-coffee grade is published for this release.
  • roast dateNo bag-specific roast date is documented.
  • public sentiment ratingNo independently authored exact-release tasting score was found.
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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 — Shyira Washing Station
  2. 02
    The brand
    Not disclosed
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Cala Coffee Co
  4. 04
    The variety
    Red Bourbon
  5. 05
    The farm
    Shyira washing station
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Shyira Smallholder Farmers
  7. 07
    The region
    Nyabihu
  8. 08
    The country
    🇷🇼Rwanda
From the producer

Nearly 1,900 smallholder farmers deliver selected cherry to Shyira Washing Station; each lot represents a smaller group of top producers.

From the roaster

Grown at the foothills of Virunga National Park, from Rwanda's highest-elevation washing station — vibrant, complex flavors shaped by volcanic soil and a cool mountain climate.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A high-elevation washed Red Bourbon from Shyira, linked to the canonical Nyabihu District record and now carrying Cala's exact published taste profile.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Reverified the exact live listing

Confirmed Shyira Washing Station, Nyabihu, nearly 1,900 farmers, Red Bourbon, fully washed processing, light roast and the 1,850–2,300 m contributor range.

02
Reconciled the current offer

Confirmed the active add-to-cart state and current $21–$105 variant range. The record stores $21 only as the base price because the accessible page does not expose package-size labels.

03
Preserved evidence boundaries

Retained Cala’s melon, orange blossom and hibiscus as first-party notes and added no independent sentiment score without an exact, inspectable rating sample.

What was added?

Refreshed availability evidence, exact offer range context, source disclosure and profile-only editorial disclosure.

What wasn't added?

No package weight, point altitude, harvest, fermentation duration, drying method, formal grade, roast date or public sentiment score was inferred.

Why it matters

The profile presents the current offer without attaching the base price to an unsupported package size, and keeps seller tasting language separate from independent or owner tasting.

What you might taste

Melon, orange blossom and hibiscus, according to Cala.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://calacoffeeco.com/collections/coffee-bags/products/rwanda
  • · https://calacoffeeco.com/collections/coffee-bags
  • · https://shop.app/products/8619398856857/rwanda
  • · https://www.nyabihu.gov.rw/en/district/about-the-district
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 2026-11-06) 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

Cala’s seller tasting notes, store-wide testimonials, directories and generic coffee indexes were excluded. Shop exposes the exact product and base price but no transparent exact-product rating count or review text. No qualifying independent exact-release review remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Shyira washing station →Meet the farmer: Shyira Smallholder Farmers →
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