Kenya AA Thirikwa Gakuyu-ini

flavors include: Plum, Rhubarb, Red Currants About This Coffee Thirikwa is one of the rare cooperatives operating only one factory, which is called Gakuyu-ini. Because of the high quality standards at the factory level and in the farms, the cooperative has been able to produce excellent quality and pay high prices to its members. During the peak of the season around 3,700 farmers deliver their cherries at this factory. Cherries are handsorted and floated before being pulped. The farmers start delivering at around 11 am and the pulper is activated at around 3 pm. The parchment is then fermented overnight, before being washed and graded; after, it is dried on the drying tables for 8-14 days. Gakuyu-ini recycles the water they use for processing the cherries during the day. The water comes from the Kiri river which flows in the middle of the compound of the factory. Country of Origin Kenya Region Kirinyaga Producer Type Washing Station Farm Name Various smallholders Processing Washed Processing Description Overnight fermentation, dried on raised beds Growing Altitude 1600m Harvest Season 2025/26 Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact Plant Species Arabica Variety Batian, Ruiru 11, SL28, SL34