Kathima Embu - Washed SL28 & 34, & Ruiri 11 - Manyata, Embu, Kenya

Producer: Kathima Factory, 2200 Local Producers Location: Embu, Kenya Variety: SL 28/34, Batian, Ruiri II Process: Washed Harvest: 2026 Farm Altitude: 1600-1800m Importer: Falcon Coffees Contract Price: $7.10 per pound Notes: Cherry cola. Juicy hard candy sweetness and tart hibiscus acidity. Finish like raisin and dark chocolate. About Kenya: Great Kenyan coffee is about as bold in flavor and naturally complex as coffee gets without introducing modern processing techniques. Producers have small farms where they grow subsistence crops and a few coffee trees, almost exclusively of the SL28/34 varietal. The best Kenyan coffees have strong citric and malic acidity with juicy flavors like raisin and ripe berries, the result of nutrient rich volcanic soil and the famous SL28/34 varietal. About Washed Coffee: The washed process is the standard, method of perparing coffee before roasting. It results in high-clarity, delicate flavors. The process begins with mechanically de-pulping the coffee cherry, followed by repeated washing with clean water to ensure the complete removal of the fruit mucilage. The coffee is then fermented for a short period of time to remove the parchment layer, and then dried in the a single layer either in the sun or in shade for several days.