Burundi

Burundi Butegana Intenso

Wild berries · pear · pineapple

FruityFor filter

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What Nord says about this coffee

Flavor notes: Wild berries, pear and pineapple

250 g

Butegana Intenso Dry Natural – Burundi

A bold and fruit-driven coffee from the historic Butegana washing station in Burundi’s Kayanza region. Produced from high-grown Red Bourbon, this dry natural lot delivers a vibrant and expressive cup with pronounced fruit sweetness, layered complexity and a rich, juicy character.

The standout feature is the Intenso yeast fermentation, designed to elevate clarity and fruit intensity. Whole coffee cherries are fermented for approximately 36 hours using LALCAFÉ INTENSO™ yeast before drying on raised beds. This controlled fermentation enhances sweetness, brightness and complexity while helping preserve a clean cup profile — something often harder to achieve in natural coffees. The dry natural process, where the coffee dries inside the fruit, adds depth, body and ripe fruit character, creating a fuller and more expressive flavour experience.

Origin: Kayanza, Burundi

Varietal: Red Bourbon

Process: Intenso Yeast-Inoculated Dry Natural

Altitude: 1,612 masl

Profile: Fruity, sweet, complex, vibrant

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What the roaster says about where it came from

Country

Burundi

Region

Kayanza

Process

natural

Variety

Red Bourbon

Altitude

1612 m

Not stated

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How it sits among coffee from Burundi

How often roasters use each flavour family to describe coffee from Burundi: 96 of 233 carry notes. The dashed outline is the whole catalogue. These are the roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement.

Nord describe this coffee as fruity. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Burundi; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.

Every family the roaster names is a common one for coffee from Burundi, so this reads as a typical example rather than an outlier.

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Flavour families

“Flavor notes: Wild berries, pear and pineapple 250 g Butegana Intenso Dry Natural – Burundi A bold and fruit-driven coffee from the historic Butegana washing station in Burundi’s Kayanza region.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Region

“A bold and fruit-driven coffee from the historic Butegana washing station in Burundi’s Kayanza region.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Tasting notes

…flavor notes: Wild berries, pear and pineapple… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

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