Light Off-menu Guest Coffee
Gakenke
Roaster: Look Alive Coffee · St. Petersburg
Origin
Gakenke/ Kayanza/ Burundi
Process
Washed
Species
arabica
Tasting Notes
- Caramel
- Orange Zest
- Bergamot
From Coffeevine’s September box
Look Alive is a roaster in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Coffeevine featured it as a global roaster in its September 2026 edition, with a filter-roast-only Burundian lot from Gakenke and orange zest and caramel as the headline notes.
About Gakenke
Look Alive describes the coffee as balanced sweetness with notes of caramel, bergamot and orange zest, roasted light. It comes from the Gakenke washing station in Kayanza province, which was founded in 1991 and works with more than 2,600 smallholder farmers who grow coffee alongside staple crops.
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