Kegwa AA

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya· Kirinyaga

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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New Kenyan coffees have arrived! Kegwa AA comes from the Kegwa Factory in the Kirinyaga region of Kenya processed as fully 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. and is AA size. Kirinyaga is known for having rich volcanic soils and high altitudes, above 1600 masl. This coffee comes by way of the Kegwa Factory where there are over a thousand smallholdersSmallholderA 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. involved in bringing cherries to the factory comprising of 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. We have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of our Kenyan’s since the samples hit our cuppingCuppingThe standardized tasting ritual — coarse grounds steeped in hot water, crust broken, slurped from a spoon — used to score and compare coffees. table earlier this year! They are everything we look for in Kenyan coffees! This one is tasting like lemon, cherry and blackberry with 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. 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.!