Kenya Muthuaini

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya· Nyeri

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  30
• Comforting
  25
• Sweet
  25

DATE | VANILLA | SILKY Located in Nyeri County on the eastern slopes of the Aberdare Mountains , Muthua-ini Factory is part of the Mutheka Farmers Cooperative Society , representing around 500 active 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. Coffee is grown at approximately 1,669 meters above sea level in rich red volcanic soils, with each farmer cultivating small plots averaging less than one acre. Farmers primarily grow SL 34SL34SL28's sibling selection, also from Kenya's Scott Labs. Slightly less celebrated but hardier, with a similar juicy, complex cup., SL 28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness., Batian, and Ruiru 11 varieties. Ripe cherry is carefully hand-sorted before undergoing traditional 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. processing at the factory. After pulping and overnight fermentation, the coffee is washed, soaked, and dried on raised beds for 7–15 days, allowing for clean structure and clarity in the cup. In the cup, this coffee offers a smooth, rounded profile with notes of sweet dates and soft vanilla, supported by a silky mouthfeelBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method.. Country / Kenya Producer / Muthua-ini Factory Location / Nyeri County Process / Washed 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. / SL 34, SL 28, Batian and Ruiru 11 Altitude / 1,669 masl