Gura Natural - Nyeri, Kenya

Tasting notes: Berry sweet and juicy. Ripe strawberries on fragrance. Taste of blueberries and hints of honey.

Natural processed coffee has long been a rarity in Kenya, but in recent years several have experimented with different processing methods, with great results. This coffee is from the Gura washing station in Nyeri.

The Gura washing station is located in the famous Nyeri coffee region, just southwest of Mount Kenya. Ripe coffee cherries are delivered here from coffee farmers in nearby areas. The rich, volcanic soil results in dense coffee beans with complex, fruity flavor profiles. This batch of coffee is natural processed, which has long been a rarity in Kenya. When the coffee cherries are dried whole with the pulp on, Kenyan coffee takes on a completely unique and intense sweetness and fruitiness.

Some of the world's most sought-after coffee lots are grown in the Central Province of Kenya. It is in these areas that the Othaya Farmers Cooperative Society is located. It all started with 250 small-scale coffee farmers coming together to form a joint cooperative. Since its establishment in 1956, several thousand coffee farmers have joined, and the Othaya Farmers Cooperative has become one of the largest cooperatives in Kenya with 15,000 affiliated farmers. They own a total of 19 washing stations and we have bought coffee from several of them.

Washing station: Gura 
Country: Kenya
Region: Othaya, Nyeri
Variety: SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11, Batian
Process: Natural
Growing conditions: Red volcanic soil
Altitude: 1700-1900 masl
Harvest: November - December
Lot size: 6 bags of 60 kg