KENYA Mchana Estate | Ruiru 11 & SL28 | Honey

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya

Tasting notes

Character

• Sweet
  50
• Bright
  25
• Comforting
  25

Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee.: Sweet and creamy, nectarine, & raspberry Region: Kiambu Varietal: Ruiru 11 & SL28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness. 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. Recipes: Espresso: 1:2.5 | Filter: 1:17 About: Mchana has a labor for of 172 permanent workers. Casual workers range from 200 to 1200 per day depending on the season. The estate produces amazing coffee and really cares for their workers and their families. Organised health and safety measures are in place that ensure a safe and healthy work environment; including education awareness for infectious decease for the workers and their children. Management allow workers of diverse religious backgronds to don their religious attire; labor allocation is free of tribal discrimination and all workers are treated equally regardless of their cultural or religous backgrounds. Mchanna Estate has a crèche, a daycare and a primary school, run by trainied and qualified teachers; they also provide high energy and nutritious meals to the babies and kids, while parents are at work. Roasting days: Proud Mary roast Monday-Friday during normal business hours. To ensure freshness of coffee, best to order early in the week as postal services and couriers do not operate on weekends. Orders: placed by 8.30am PST will be roasted and dispatched the same day. If you are ordering on a Friday, and order after 8.30am then your coffee will be roasted the following business day - Monday.