Every month we will bring you two brand new, truly exceptional coffees. Bringing together bright and vibrant coffees from producers that we work closely with, always in line with the changing seasons. This box is an opportunity for us to share our most exciting micro-lots, never repeating a coffee within a calendar year. We roast and ship these coffees at the beginning of each month so all new orders placed will be not be shipped immediately.
Box 022 will ship on Friday the 1st of November. In this month's box, we feature two exceptional coffees from Kenya, interestingly both from the same washing station. The enclosed article explains subtle differences between the two lots along with how we source and grade Kenyan coffee.
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Barichu Gatomboya AB
Gatomboya is the Kikiyu word for ‘swamp’, referring to the surrounding terrain fed by the Kirigu river. This water is utilised in every stage of the wet processing and fermentation of the coffee, with water being recirculated and 6 soak pits enabling wastewater management. The grading of Kenyan coffee (AA, AB, E, PB etc.) refers solely to the size of the bean, and doesn’t necessarily correspond to quality. The coffee is separated by vibrating sieves, with AA beans larger than AB.
- Taste
- Sweet, Blueberry, Stewed Fruits
- Origin
- Kenya
- Region
- Nyeri
- Varietal
- SL-28, SL-34, Batian, Ruiru 11
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1770 masl
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Barichu Gatomboya AA
The Gatomboya factory is a mill located in Nyeri, in the foothills of Mount Kenya. The factory is managed by the Barichu Farmers Cooperative Society and processes cherries from around 700 smallholders. Farm plots average just 0.4 hectares, predominantly growing the highly coveted SL28 and SL34 varietals under the shade of Gravellea, Macadamia and Eucalyptus trees. Jammy, bright and full of dark red fruit, this is a gorgeous example of Kenyan AA coffee.
- Taste
- Bright, Jammy, Red Fruits
- Origin
- Kenya
- Region
- Nyeri
- Varietal
- SL-28, SL-34, Batian, Ruiru 11
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1770 masl
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