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2026 Kanzu; Lot #726 - Rwanda — supplied coffee image 1
Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Kanzu; Lot #726 - Rwanda; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Kanzu; Lot #726 - Rwanda; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Kanzu; Lot #726 - Rwanda; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇷🇼Rwanda · Western Province, Rwanda

2026 Kanzu; Lot #726 - Rwanda

Roasted by Sey CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsRwandaWestern Province, RwandaBourbonWashedPlumOrangeArabicaSingle originSpecialtyKanzu Washing StationSey CoffeeIndependent
🇷🇼RwandaWashedBourbon
Brand
SEY Coffee
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇷🇼Rwanda
Region
Western Province, Rwanda
Town
—
Farm / Station
Kanzu Washing Station
Farmer / Producer
Kanzu smallholder farmers
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Specialty
Variety
Bourbon
Process
Roast
—
Tasting notes
Plum, Orange, Baking Spices
Fermentation
Dry-fermented for 24 to 36 hours after depulping.
Drying
Raised beds until moisture content reached 10.5%.
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • individual producersThe exact lot is attributed to Kanzu-linked smallholders collectively; individual names and contribution proportions are not published.
  • consumer retail priceSEY publishes FOB and DDP green-coffee prices, not the sold-out bag's consumer price.
  • roast levelThe exact product page does not state a roast-level category.
  • drying durationRaised-bed drying and a 10.5% moisture endpoint are published, but the number of drying days is not.
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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
    2026 Kanzu; Lot #726 - Rwanda
  2. 02
    The brand
    SEY Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Sey Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Bourbon
  5. 05
    The farm
    Kanzu Washing Station
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Kanzu smallholder farmers
  7. 07
    The region
    Western Province, Rwanda
  8. 08
    The country
    🇷🇼Rwanda
From the producer

The Kanzu washing station works with hundreds of smallholder farmers in the Nyamasheke district, many of whom participate in certification programs and receive training in best agricultural practices.

From the roaster

Sey Coffee is a Brooklyn-based micro-roastery focused on sourcing and roasting dynamic, complex coffees through transparent and progressive supply chain relationships.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A high-elevation Nyamasheke lot from Kanzu, a private washing station known for separating and controlling small lots from backyard-scale smallholders.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Selective harvest

Cherries were hand-picked at peak ripeness.

02
Sorting

The cherries were floated to remove defects.

03
Depulping

The fruit was mechanically removed.

04
Fermentation

The parchment was dry-fermented for 24 to 36 hours.

05
Washing and drying

The coffee was washed and dried on raised beds until moisture content reached 10.5%.

What was added?

Nothing was disclosed as added during processing.

What wasn't added?

No fruit, flavoring, or other additive was disclosed.

Why it matters

Careful sorting and moisture-controlled raised-bed drying support clarity and lot separation.

What you might taste

Plum, orange, baking spices, and a dense cup structure.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.seycoffee.com/products/2026-kanzu-lot-726-rwanda
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 2026-10-11) 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

Spro's exact-coffee page explicitly showed no reviews; its 3/5 indicator is a roast-level scale, not a consumer or critic score. Other exact references did not expose a qualifying independent rating, so no public sentiment score was calculated.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Kanzu Washing Station →Meet the farmer: Kanzu smallholder farmers →
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