Shyira Anoxic

The Shyira washing station produces what we consider to be some of the best coffees coming out of Rwanda - extremely high altitude farms and precise processing combine to produce superlative results.

Rwandan coffee holds a special place in our hearts - a unique and consistent flavour profile, and landing throughout winter with fresh crops when other East African greens might be starting to get a little tired - in this period, Rwanda and neighbouring Burundi get their time to shine.

Our link to Shyira, and all the Muraho Trading Company washing stations go way back - our co-founder Alex used to do the Raw Material sample dispatch and roasting as a small part of a previous role, back when the lab was centred in London. It was through this connection - roasting and cupping all the Rwandan samples, that he fell in love with coffees from Shyira - easily some of the consistently best coffees to come out of that country. It’s no lie to say that we’ve been excited for the arrival of fresh crop Rwanda since we launched, as we finally get the chance to put Shyira on the offer - and with that sense of eagerness, we’ve bought two lots that wonderfully espouse both the quality of coffee from Shyira, as well as Raw Material’s mission to return maximum value to producers.