Kambarare - Washed Process - 2024

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Gerald Njagi is a third-generation coffee producer who began his own farm, Kambarare, in 2011 by leasing his first 100 trees. Today, he manages much of the Kambarare estate and oversees all post-harvest processing. As a family, they now own a total of 1,000 trees and continue to build on their legacy of quality coffee production. This particular lot was produced as a part of the Retro 1984 project and is a 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., pure SL28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness. separation. The level of flavor complexity and clarity in this coffee is among the best we've tasted from Kenya in recent memory. A beautiful expression of plant genetics and place, it deftly balances sweet and 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. flavors including currant jam and apricot, alongside captivating tropical flavors reminiscent of pineapple, flaked coconut, and hibiscus.