Kenya, Mutheru AA - Espresso

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

Flavour Notes: Blackberry, Gooseberry, Grape Origin: Meru County, Kenya Producer: Mutheru Factory Processing: 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. Farm: 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. farms in the Mutheru Factory 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.: Mutheru Factory 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., Ruiru 11 Altitude: 1600-1800 masl m.a.s.l. Roast Profile: Espresso RoastEspresso / omni roastAn 'espresso roast' is developed further for extraction under pressure; an 'omni roast' is profiled to work for both espresso and filter from one bag. Degree: Light Mutheru Factory is a small, quality-focused washing station in Meru County, serving a network of local smallholders. Ripe cherries are hand-sorted, depulped, fully washed and then slow-dried on raised beds. That patient, meticulous approach preserves what we love about great Kenyan coffee: vivid fruit, exceptional clarity and a clean, lingering finish. This AA lot is a bright, elegant expression of the region. In the cup we’re tasting blackberry, gooseberry and crisp grape, with a taut, well-structured 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. and a refined sweetness that carries through to the aftertaste. There’s a gentle floral lift, but it’s the precision and purity of the fruit that really shines. We’ve roasted this lightly for espresso to emphasise clarity and balance. Expect a focused, fruit-forward shot that’s refreshing rather than heavy, delicious on its own or as a long black. It’s a lively option in milk too, bringing a clean, dark-berry character. The varieties here are the Kenyan classics—SL28 and SL34—alongside Ruiru 11, processed as a fully washed lot. “AA” is a screen-size grade (larger beans), not a quality judgement in itself, though here it coincides with the kind of transparency and structure we look for. The brilliance is created at origin; our job is simply to roast in a way that honours it. 250g €/kg: 55.6€ | 1kg €/kg: 46.9€ All coffees come as whole beans.If you need a coffee grinder we highly recommend purchasing the Fellow Ode Grinder . All prices include mwst. For shipping rates: Shipping Information