Kenya | Thirikwa Gakyuini 2018 | Washed

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya· Kirinyaga

Tasting notes

Character

• Bold
  50
• Clean
  30

Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee.: Strawberry, pineapple, grapefruit and dark chocolate Region: Kirinyaga District, Central Province Varietals: SL28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness. & 34, Ruiru 11 Processing: Washed ProcessWashed 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., Sun-driedNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. Altitude: 1,600-1,700 masl Recipe: Espresso: 1:2.5 Filter: 1:17 About: The Gakuyuini factory is located in the Kirinyaga District in the Central Province of Kenya and is part of the Thirikwa Cooperative Society. There are about 1,553 small producers with about 674 female members, that produce about 250 tonnes of cherry per season in red volcanic soil. The Gakuyuini wet millWashing 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. is located about 130km away from Nairobi. Gakuyuini is represented by five elected management committee members. The farmers hand pick red ripe cherries that are delivered to the wet mill and processed on the same day. Meticulous processing includes sorting the red ripe cherries from the underipes and overipes and sun-drying the coffee. This coffee is amazing, it’s like a big warm hug!