Kenya | Chania Estate | French Mission | Honey | Espresso | 200g

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya

Tasting notes

Character

• Sweet

Farm: Chania Estate Producer: Boyce Harries Region: Thika Elevation: 1524 masl 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.: French Mission Process: HoneyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. Notes: Mango, blueberry, vanilla, & syrupy About: Chania Estate is named after the Chania river that runs along one of its boundaries. Owned by the Harries family who have resided in Thika since 1904, the estate is located on a plateau surrounded by deep river valleys. The soil is a deep red colour, rich in nutrients ideal for growing coffee. The French Mission variety, widely grown here, is actually a type of BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. and gets its name due to being bought to East Africa by French Missionaries in the late 1800s.