Kenya - Mandela AB: Washed, SL28 & SL34

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya· Kiambu

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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If you would like your coffee shipped pre-ground, please choose from our 'Select Grind' option before adding this coffee to your cart. A classic Kenyan cup with a high fruity acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it.. One year on & Mandela AB is on our shelves ready to be enjoyed again. Does any coffee from the Mandela estate need an introduction? You know the deal, get it into ya. Country: Kenya Farm: Mandela Owner: Kiongo' wa Njuguna Re gion: Kiambu County Altitude: 1595 m.a.s.l. VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.: SL28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness. & SL34SL34SL28's sibling selection, also from Kenya's Scott Labs. Slightly less celebrated but hardier, with a similar juicy, complex cup. Process: WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly.