Gicherori, Kenya

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya· Embu

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  30
• Comforting
  20

PROFILE: Bright & Zesty WITH NOTES OF Blackcurrant, Apricot, Brown Sugar ROAST: Medium Roast For Espresso Brewing Download the Gicherori, Kenya Transparency Report ABOUT Gicherori factory was opened in 1997 and is operated by the Kibugu Farmers Cooperative Society (F.C.S.). There are around 1,050 smallholderSmallholderA 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. farmer members, who deliver their cherries to the factory the same day it's harvested. One of our top 4 Kenya selections for 25/26, this lot brought exciting Kenyan flavours and bright acidityAcidityThe 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. to the cuppingCuppingThe standardized tasting ritual — coarse grounds steeped in hot water, crust broken, slurped from a spoon — used to score and compare coffees. table. We've opted to start off with a bang, and are roasting this for espresso. SOURCING ORIGIN: Kibugu, Embu, Kenya PRODUCER: Various small holder FCS members VARIETIES: Batian, SL - 28, SL - 34, Ruiru PROCESS: 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. ALTITUDE: 1550 masl PARTNERS: Cafe Imports QUALITY SCORE: 87 HISTORY: First year of purchasing LOT SIZE: 300kgs HARVEST: November to January