Gathaithi, Espresso - Kenya

Gathaithi, a quiet powerhouse from Nyeri. This long-running factory sits between Mt. Kenya and the Aberdare Range, right in the heart of Kenya’s most celebrated coffee-growing region. It’s a landscape of cool nights, red volcanic soils and steady rainfall, making for ideal conditions for slow, even ripening and beautifully structured coffees. Gathaithi has over 1,600 smallholder members, each tending a tiny slice of land, usually around half an acre, where coffee is grown alongside bananas, maize and macadamias. The factory has been operating since 1967 and still follows the traditional Kenyan washed process. Ripe cherries are hand-sorted, fermented overnight, soaked, then dried carefully on raised beds. Region: Nyeri Country: Kenya Elevation: 1,720 masl Variety: SL28, SL34, Batian, Ruiru 11 Process: Washed