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Cherry Bomb

A bright and juicy washed Rwandan coffee with notes of sour cherry, cola sweetness, and smooth vanilla — especially delicious as a filter brew.

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Cherry Bomb - Washed Rwanda

Tasting Notes: Sour Cherry, Cola, Vanilla
Origin: Rwanda
Region: Mbare, Southern Province
Varietal: Red Bourbon
Process: Washed 
Altitude: 1,800 masl
Producer: Rwamatamu

More Info

Cherry Bomb - Washed Rwanda

Tasting Notes: Sour Cherry, Cola, Vanilla
Origin: Rwanda
Region: Mbare, Southern Province
Varietal: Red Bourbon
Process: Washed 
Altitude: 1,800 masl
Producer: Rwamatamu

Coffee Overview

Cherry Bomb is a bright, high-altitude Red Bourbon from southern Rwanda.This Coffee reflects the region’s fertile volcanic soils with a clean, expressive cup.

Expect bright sour cherry acidity layered with classic cola sweetness and a smooth vanilla finish. Elegant, structured, and refined, this is a textbook example of washed Rwandan specialty coffee.

Producer & Processing

Produced by family-run Rwamatamu, founded in 2015 by Rutaganda Gaston and Mukantwaza Laeticia, this coffee is processed at the Mbare washing station. Cherries are hand-sorted, pulped, and fermented for 12–48 hours before washing and slow drying on raised beds for up to 22 days. Final milling takes place in Kigali.

Rwamatamu places strong emphasis on community, supporting women’s and youth-led coffee initiatives in Mbare and Nyamasheke - helping secure quality, sustainability, and the future of coffee in the region.

Brewing Recipie

Espresso: 1:2 coffee to water, water temperature 91°C, extracted in 28 – 32 seconds

Pour over: 1:16 coffee to water, water temperature 89°C, pour in stages, brew time 2:30-3:00 mins

French press: 60-65g coffee per litre of water, water temperature 91°C, brewed for 3-4 mins

Aeropress: 16g coffee, water 250g, water temperature 91°C, brewed for 1:30-2 mins, press time around 45 sec

Stove top: 18g Coffee - 200g water - 94 degrees - grind size extra fine - brew time 5.5 minutes

Origin Info

Cherry Bomb - Washed Rwanda

Tasting Notes: Sour Cherry, Cola, Vanilla
Origin: Rwanda
Region: Mbare, Southern Province
Varietal: Red Bourbon
Process: Washed 
Altitude: 1,800 masl
Harvest Period: March – June 2025
Producer: Rwamatamu