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Meet Wilson Chan, Balzac’s Coffee Quality and Innovation Lead
  • Apr 13, 2023
Being a part of the Asian community, as well as someone who lived in Asia for half of my life, I have experienced coffee culture...
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  • Mar 24, 2023
There's a plethora of cafes in Toronto that serve up Balzac's Coffee Roasters, but few offer what the space at the Distillery District café does—views...
Sustainability starts with intentionality
  • Mar 06, 2023
Starting out as a single coffee cart in 1993, Balzac’s Coffee Roasters has scaled to 16 stores across Ontario and has a growing retail distribution...
Introducing Our New Seasonally Sourced Coffe: Nkonge 6

Introducing Our New Seasonally Sourced Coffe: Nkonge 6

Balzac's Coffee Nkonge 6 Seasonal Blend Berries - Image

Drinking Nkonge coffee is like taking a long car ride on a beautiful day down a stunning coastline. Dark berries and ripe red currant flavors fill the cup. It has the caramelized sweetness of light brown sugar balanced with the tart acidity of passion fruit. Upon finish, it has a touch of citric sorbet and a creamy lingering mouthfeel reminiscent of chocolate truffle.

Life has a different pace on Nkonge hill. There is a stillness on the hill that is hard to find anywhere else in Burundi. You can walk for stretches on this green carpeted hill without seeing anyone. Dirt roads cut into the hill’s steep slopes, revealing panoramic views of banana trees and lush tea plantations. The high elevation of Nkonge fosters a harder, slower growing coffee bean. Natural springs find their way out of the hill, making sure its soils are always well watered. Patches of onions, tea, wheat, cabbage, maize, cassava and peas can be found growing alongside coffee in the hill’s rich soils.

Balzac's Coffee Nkonge 6 Seasonal Blend Hills - Image

 

Sadly, life hasn’t always been peaceful on Nkonge hill. The most recent civil war in Burundi brought great losses. Many farming families that fled returned to the hill only to find that their land had been divided or taken over by someone else.

With the help of coffee scouts Minani and Thierry, farmers are slowly rejuvenating their farms. The scouts are contributing greatly to farmers’ knowledge on growing and taking care of their coffee. The scouts are also working hard to motivate young people to take an interest in coffee. It is their vision to form a youth association and source land for them to start their own farms.

Balzac's Coffee Nkonge 6 Seasonal Blend Packaging and Local Man Drinking - Image

The Long Miles farm can also be found on Nkonge hill. Our very own Heza washing station manager Jeremie has planted a couple of thousand new coffee trees here. Our 2018 season will be the first time we harvest and taste our very own home-grown coffee.

For more information on the Long Miles Coffee Project, please visit their website. 

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Meet Wilson Chan, Balzac’s Coffee Quality and Innovation Lead
  • Apr 13, 2023
Being a part of the Asian community, as well as someone who lived in Asia for half of my life, I have experienced coffee culture...
The six best food stops in Toronto’s Distillery District
  • Mar 24, 2023
There's a plethora of cafes in Toronto that serve up Balzac's Coffee Roasters, but few offer what the space at the Distillery District café does—views...
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  • Mar 06, 2023
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