Kii - Kirinyaga, Kenya

Tasting notes: Fruity and juicy. Blackcurrant, kiwi and rhubarb.

A micro-batch of the highest quality Kenyan coffee (AA), processed at the Kii washing station in Kirinyaga. The coffee is grown in the highlands near Mount Kenya and processed with great precision, resulting in a pure, high quality coffee.

Kenya AA is coffee of the highest quality, known for its clean, fruity taste. A taste that gives an extra sweet, almost tantalizing, mouthfeel and has distinct notes of blackcurrant. AA beans are grown at an altitude of over 1700 meters and are carefully sorted for size and appearance. To qualify for the AA grade, the beans must be 7.2 mm in diameter, neither larger nor smaller, and have no visible defects. This avoids the green coffee containing beans that gets over- or under-roasted, and achieves an even roasting of the coffee. Coffee beans that do not meet the requirements for AA are sorted as, for example, AB, which is the second highest quality of Kenyan coffee.

Washing station: Kii Coffee Factory
Cooperative: Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society
Country: Kenya
Region: Gichugu, Kirinyaga
Variety: SL28, SL24, Ruiru 11
Process: Washed
Fermenting: 24 hours
Drying: 14 days on drying beds
Growing conditions: Red volcanic soil
Altitude: 1600 masl
Harvest: December
Lot size: 20 bags of 60 kg