Kenya - Mandela AA: Washed, SL28 & SL34

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya· Kiambu

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

If you would like your coffee shipped pre-ground, please choose from our 'Select Grind' option before adding this coffee to your cart. Vibrant and packed with sweetness and a juicyAcidityThe 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. acidity. A beautiful Kenyan 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. from the Mandela Estate. One of our most beloved coffees last year by customers and staff alike, we’re delighted to be roasting it again this year. This exceptional AA grade delivers a distinctive Kenyan cup. Mandela AA 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. is packaged in our Kenyan Artist Origin Project custom bag. The Artist Origin Project is a collaborative initiative where artists from coffee producing countries are invited to create bespoke artwork for 3fe. Our first Kenyan origin bag has been designed by artist, Barbara Makena . 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.: SL28 & SL34 Process: Washed