Kenya Thunguri AA Washed Espresso - Single Origin

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya· Kirinyaga

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

Kenya Thunguri 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. Espresso - Single OriginSingle originCoffee from one traceable place — a country at the loosest, a single farm or lot at the strictest — rather than a blend of sources.. Thunguri Wet MillWashing 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. operates under Kibirigwi Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Kirinyaga County, serving 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. producers in a high altitude coffee growing zone. Thunguri functions as one of several wet mills within the society’s wider production network. Farmers selectively handpick fully ripe cherries and deliver them to the wet mill on the same day, reducing the risk of oxidation and maintaining cherry integrity prior to processing. Thunguri uses a fully washed process with parchment subsequently fermented for approximately 16 to 24 hours to break down mucilage, followed by washing, soaking in clean water, and transfer to raised drying beds. Drying is carried out under ambient sunlight for around 7 to 15 days with regular turning and hand sorting to support even moisture reduction and parchment stability. This processing approach is designed to preserve cup clarity, 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. definition, and structural separation in the final profile. PROCESS: W REGION: P ELEVATION: 1 VARIETAL: T CUP: L ROAST: F