Kaguya Kenya - Washed Filter

ABOUT THE COFFEE:

Tasting Notes: Sweet with a syrupy mouthfeel and bright fruit acidity. Passionfruit, toffee, black tea, rich vanilla, caramel, and ripe cherries

Variety: Batian, SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11

Producer: 850 smallholder farmer members of Inoi Farmers Cooperative Society

Region: Ndia, Kirinyaga, Kenya

Altitude: 1,750 MASL

Process: Washed (Read about processing methods here)

Roast: Filter

Size: 230g 

Kaguyu Factory is located near Kerugoya town in the Ndia division of Kirinyaga county and services 850 members, who grow an average of 200 trees per farm. The most common varieties are typical to Kenya: SL-28, SL-34, and Ruiru 11. The farms in this area have red volcanic soil, and the producers also grow tea, bananas, and corn on their plots, under shade provided by macadamia, eucalyptus, and gravellea trees.

Coffee is here picked ripe and brought to the factory for depulping, washing, and soaking; farmers receive training every year from the factory manager, and "field days" hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and agrochemical companies. The factory's water comes from the Rutui river, and there are four soaking pits for recycling and purifying the water. The coffee is picked ripe and depulped the same day, then it is normally fermented in open-air tanks made of concrete or cement for 24–48 hours. It's then washed thoroughly using water channels before being soaked underwater for 12–72 hours. It is then spread on raised beds to dry.

Microlots from Kenya are traceable to the factory level because the majority of coffee farmers in Kenya own between 1/8–1/4 a hectare of land, most deliver coffee in cherry form to a local factory for sorting and processing.

Kirinyaga, in Central Kenya, is home to Mt. Kenya. It is forested with a wealth of exotic wildlife receiving 50 inches of rain per year. Many rivers run through the region and the soil is rich and volcanic, providing smallholders and cooperatives with the resources to grow and process some of Kenya's most fruit-forward coffees.

* Please note that our shipping times will depend on when the coffee is roasted during the week to ensure we always send out coffee at it's freshest. If your order contains items as well as coffee beans, we will reserve your order until  the coffee is ready to be dispatched. (You will receive order updates via email)