Session Brew, Rwanda

Name: Session Brew, Rwanda
Brand: Sanctuary Coffee
Availability: InStock

fizzy sherbet · floral lift of bergamot · lingering · lemon

Citrus Floral

£40.00/kg

14% below similar on their 250 g bag

£40.00 for 1 kg, their cheapest per kilo · about £0.72 for an 18 g espresso dose

The badge compares the standard 250 g bag at £44.00/kg against 42 coffees from 37 roasters in washed from Rwanda (standard bag, 200–350 g), so that every coffee is compared on the same size.

Price observed 4 Nov 2026. This is the bag, not the basket: delivery is not included.

Delivery cost not stated by the roaster

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Bag	Price	Per kilo
250 g	£11.00	£44.00/kg
1 kg	£40.00	£40.00/kg

The 1 kg bag works out 9% cheaper per kilo than the 250 g.

How it sits among coffee from Rwanda

How often roasters use each flavour family to describe coffee from Rwanda: 168 of 375 carry notes. The dashed outline is the whole catalogue. These are the roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement.

Sanctuary Coffee describe this coffee as citrus, floral. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Rwanda; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.

floral is unusual here — 19% of coffee from Rwanda are described that way.

The roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement. We have not tasted this coffee. All Rwanda coffees

What the roaster says about where it came from

Country

Rwanda

Region

Kivu

Farm or estate

Phillipe Niyirora’s

Process

washed

Variety

Red Bourbon

Altitude

700 m

Not stated

producer, harvest, lot, importer, price paid to the producer

We report what the roaster publishes and we have not checked any of it independently. A fact nobody publishes is not a fault of the coffee: almost no roaster in the UK states an importer or the price paid to the producer.

Where each fact came from

Altitude, lowest

Espresso recipe: 20g dose · 40g yield · 30 seconds Filter recipe: 20g · 280g water · 92°C · 3:50 brew time Origin: Rwamatamu, Rwanda · Producer: Phillipe Niyirora · Process: Washed · Altitude: 1,600–1,700 MASL · Cultivar: Red Bourbon ·… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Variety

“This lot is processed using a classic fully washed method, meticulously tailored to showcase the vibrant, pure characteristics of the Red Bourbon variety.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Decaffeination method

“After depulping, the coffee undergoes a traditional controlled wet fermentation to gently break down the mucilage before being thoroughly washed with clean mountain water.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Farm

“Our Session Brew comes from Phillipe Niyirora’s farm, situated within the renowned Rwamatamu sector in Western Rwanda, a region celebrated for its high altitudes, rich volcanic soils, and ideal microclimate along the shores of Lake Kivu.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Flavour families

“Vibrant notes of fizzy sherbet and zesty lemon are complemented by the sophisticated, floral lift of bergamot, lingering with a sparkling and clean finish.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Country of origin

Region

Processing

Tasting notes

Taken from the roaster’s own pages, and nothing here has been verified by us or by an independent body. What we store is a passage of page text cut around the fact, so one shown with an ellipsis is a passage we cannot see the start or the end of; only the fully quoted ones are complete sentences.