Muraho Trading Company is the brainchild of Gaudam and Karthick Anbalagan, two Kiwi brothers who were raised to call Rwanda home. They are motivated by showing the world not only the very best that Rwandan speciality coffee has to offer, but also the people and the country that they feel have given them so much. Since building their first washing station, Kilimbi, in March 2016, they have gone on to establish five more stations in Rwanda - Rugali (April 2016), Shyira (January 2017), Bumbogo (January 2017), Gisheke (April 2018), and Vunga (March 2019). This specific coffee was grown by smallholder farmers across the Nyamasheke District. Ripe red bourbon
cherries were harvested from across the region, transported by boat across Lake Kivu and then processed through the district’s main washing station – Rugali.
Once landed at the station, the cherries were then pulped of their mucilage and fermented for 12 hours. After one final rinse with water, the cherries then dried in the sun for 30 days.