This coffee is sourced from smallholder farmers at the Muhororo Washing Station in the Nyamasheke region of Rwanda, grown at an altitude between 1700 and 2100 meters. It is a Red Bourbon variety processed using the Swiss Water decaffeination method on natural-processed beans. The flavor profile features notes of sweet red dates, candied walnuts, and a distinct milk chocolate finish. This medium roast coffee offers a balanced, sweetness-forward character suitable for both espresso and brewed coffee.
Founded in 2020 at the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic, Moonwake Coffee Roasters emerged from the passion of two former tech engineers, Ming Wood from Tesla and Mabel Yeung from Meta. What began as Ming's personal coffee project within Tesla's internal coffee club evolved into a full roastery operation after both founders chose to leave their tech careers to pursue coffee full time between 2023 and 2024. Moonwake represents a growing movement of technologists who discovered that coffee roasting offers greater fulfillment than their previous careers, channeling engineering precision into specialty coffee.
