Unicorn Structive

While this coffee tastes awesome in every device, our favourites are a filter, Chemex or cafetiere.

Head over to our brew guides for making coffee for more.

Here at Two Chimps Coffee, we source from small farms, cooperatives and estates. We’re proud to source seasonally – this means lots of fresh coffee and an ever-changing selection! Our main coffees change every 8-12 months, while our limited edition coffees change more frequently (most likely every 3-4 months).

What sets our limited editions apart? They are that little bit more interesting and diverse, and will not necessarily follow a pattern of characteristics. If you are looking to try captivating new coffees every few months, then our limited editions are for you! Dive in!

These beans are sourced from a small farm located just outside the town of Kamina in Rwanda. This region is renowned for its coffee production and is home to the Gitwe washing station, which is situated 2,000 meters above sea level on a mountain, 3 kilometres from the town of Gatare.

Although Gitwe is the smallest washing station in the area, it receives contributions from 1,020 farmers, collectively producing 500 tons of cherries each year, all of which are recognized as high-scoring speciality brews.

Built in 2016, the facility was purchased in 2018 by the Rwanda Trading Company (RTC). Since then, RTC has employed six full-time staff members, with an additional 50 hired during the high season. 90% of the staff are women, which is helping to reduce the gender gap in the region.

The RTC offers training for farmers on how to grow and maintain high-quality crops. The program covers various topics, including effective pruning, stumping, soil regeneration, and more. This training benefits farms of all sizes, whether they have 150 or 6,000 coffee trees; providing valuable knowledge is a worthwhile venture for everyone.

To enhance accessibility for farms that struggle to reach the station, the RTC has set up 15 cherry collection points. This initiative has provided crucial support to these farms and increased the volume of cherries processed at the Gitwe station.

Every coffee has a score. If it’s below 80 points, the coffee is commodity. If it’s super-delicious, free from defects and scored 80 points or above, it’s speciality coffee!

Speciality coffee is better all round: acidity, balance, mouthfeel, aroma… Speciality coffee ticks all the boxes!

But, watch out. Don’t choose your coffee based purely on the score! A higher score might denote a more experimental coffee, or one with a very interesting lemony flavour, for example. This doesn’t mean you’ll like the flavour more than one that scored a little lower. Go with your gut – you know what you enjoy most!

Our awesome TC coffees all sit in the scrummy 80-90 region. We tend not to go for anything in the high 90s, as scores this high sometimes indicate an exceptionally rare coffee rather than one we think you’ll love! We always keep your cup in mind when selecting our coffee range!

If you’d like to read more about cupping or fancy trying it at home, check out our guide on coffee cupping like a pro.

Every coffee that comes through the Two Chimps doors is different. They all have their own characteristics: some are chocolatey, some are more acidic, some are fruity… The coffee farmers work hard to produce these stellar beans, and we want to complement their awesome green beans when we roast.

We always roast with the beans’ natural flavours in mind. We never over-roast any coffee (so you won’t get the burnt bitterness you sometimes get with instant granules). Instead, we keep our roasts light to showcase all the gorgeous flavours in these high-quality beans. No over-roasting at Two Chimps Coffee – only smooth and sweet coffees here!

When you buy speciality coffee from us, you support workers and farmers in your coffee’s country of origin. But that’s not all! Your coffee is also:

• Ethically sourced via a short supply chain
• Supporting a small carbon-neutral business
• Ensuring the farmers get paid 30 – 150% more
• Encouraging movements and programmes that are improving the coffee industry

So from all of us at Two Chimps Coffee, thank you! Thank you for helping us make a difference.

If you’re ever being unconstructive; it must bet the unicorns 🙂