This honey lot is composed of cherry grown on the Mikuba hill. The extents of the hill are marked by the Ruvubu river, known for its deep and fast-flowing waters. Mikuba is located close to the Heza Washing Station, but covers a large area, meaning meaning many farmers walk long distances to deliver their cherries to the washing station. The Heza station itself sits at 1960 masl, so harvest normally starts around two weeks later here than at the lower altitude Bukeye station. This high altitude also leads to impressive views over the Kibira rainforest to Rwanda, which have given Heza its name; Heza means ‘beautiful place’ in Kirundi. Heza was built in January 2014, and now serves nearly 2,000 individual farmers. Heza also helps local farmers by supplying trees from a coffee tree nursery with over 15,000 seedlings.

This lot was processed using a honey method, de-pulped and dried directly, slowly on raised beds over 20-30 days, depending on weather conditions. This careful processing, along with excellent conditions on the Mikuba hill, results in a soft profile reminiscent of stone fruit, peach, apricot and black tea.