Kenya - Ngunguini PB

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya· Kirinyaga

Tasting notes

Grown on the fertile slopes of Mount Kenya in Kirinyaga County, Ngunguini Washing StationWashing stationA central mill where many smallholder farmers deliver cherry for processing. In Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda the station name (e.g. Idido) often identifies the coffee. has been producing exceptional Kenyan coffee since 1958 as part of the Kibirigwi Farmers Cooperative Society. At 1,600–1,800 meters above sea level, rich volcanic soils, cool mountain air, and ample rainfall create ideal conditions for SL 28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness., SL 34SL34SL28's sibling selection, also from Kenya's Scott Labs. Slightly less celebrated but hardier, with a similar juicy, complex cup., and Ruiru 11 varieties. Around 1,200 smallholderSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. farmers handpick ripe cherries and deliver them the same day for meticulous washing, fermentation, and sun-drying on raised beds. The result is a carefully crafted coffee that reflects generations of expertise, vibrant terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process., and the proud heritage of Kenya’s highlands.