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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Ninga; Bumba Hill, April 28th Harvest - Burundi; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Ninga; Bumba Hill, April 28th Harvest - Burundi; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Ninga; Bumba Hill, April 28th Harvest - Burundi; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Ninga; Bumba Hill, April 28th Harvest - Burundi; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇧🇮Burundi · Kayanza

2026 Ninga; Bumba Hill, April 28th Harvest - Burundi

Roasted by Sey CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsBurundiKayanzaWashedLight roastBlack TeaPlumArabicaSingle originBumba HillLong Miles ProjectSey CoffeeIndependent
🇧🇮BurundiWashedField BlendLight roast
Brand
SEY Coffee
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇧🇮Burundi
Region
Kayanza
Town
Bumba Hill
Farm / Station
Bumba Hill
Farmer / Producer
Long Miles Project
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Field Blend
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
Black Tea, Plum, Poached Pear
Fermentation
Dry-fermented for 12 hours, then submerged in water for 24 hours
Drying
Traditional African raised beds for 16–20 days to 10.5% moisture
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
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Why some details are blank
  • cultivar percentagesRed Bourbon and Mibirizi are confirmed, while SL34 is only considered likely; exact composition and percentages are unpublished.
  • US retail priceThe exact US archive omits its original retail offer; the structured record preserves only the verified £20 UK offer without currency conversion.
  • formal green gradeSEY publishes provenance and green pricing but no formal green-coffee grade for this separation.
  • bag-specific roast dateA German retailer preserves January 20, 2026 for its stock, but no universal or owner-bag roast date is established.
  • numeric public sentimentThe qualifying independent exact-release tasting is positive but supplies no numeric score.
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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 Ninga; Bumba Hill, April 28th Harvest - Burundi
  2. 02
    The brand
    SEY Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Sey Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Field Blend
  5. 05
    The farm
    Bumba Hill
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Long Miles Project
  7. 07
    The region
    Kayanza
  8. 08
    The country
    🇧🇮Burundi
From the producer

Long Miles Coffee Project operates Ninga washing station and works with Bumba Hill’s smallholder farmers. SEY says the project grew from 50 growers in 2013 to more than 5,500.

From the roaster

Sey Coffee is a Brooklyn-based micro-roastery dedicated to sourcing and roasting complex, high-quality coffees while fostering transparent relationships throughout the supply chain.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

This is the first of several Bumba Hill picking-date separations SEY purchased from the 2025 season, preserving April 28 as a distinct lot rather than merging it with later May harvests.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Sorting and same-day depulping

Peak-ripe cherries were floated, hand-sorted, and depulped on the harvest day.

02
Two-stage fermentation

The coffee dry-fermented for 12 hours, then fermented submerged in water for 24 hours.

03
Rinsing and density grading

After fermentation, the coffee was rinsed in fresh water and density graded.

04
Raised-bed drying

The coffee dried on traditional African raised beds for 16–20 days until moisture reached 10.5%.

What was added?

SEY's exact release discloses no added fruit, commercial cultures, sweeteners, or flavorings.

What wasn't added?

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

Why it matters

The complete method supports a traditional washed-process classification. April 28 is a distinct harvest-date separation and must not be merged with the May 5, May 15, or earlier Bumba Hill lots.

What you might taste

SEY lists black tea, plum, and poached pear; one independent exact-release taster also found bright, juicy acidity, black tea, and plum.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.seycoffee.com/products/2026-ninga-bumba-hill-april-28th-harvest-burundi
  • · https://www.reddit.com/r/pourover/comments/1s022ad/sey_ninga_brewing_help/
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 2026-11-05. This is research, not our original tasting review.

What the sources say

One independent exact-release tasting is strongly positive, describing the April 28 separation as bright, juicy, mouthwatering, and delicious, with black tea and plum matching the roaster's notes and good flavor separation as the cup cooled.

What people love

Bright and juicy acidity, mouthwatering structure, black-tea aroma and finish, accurate plum character, flavor separation, and a rewarding transformation as the cup cooled.

Flavors people keep mentioning
brightjuicymouthwateringblack teaplumflavor separation
Internet sentiment

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

Positive — qualitative exact-release evidence
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