2019 Gakuyu-ini; AB Separation - Kenya

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya· Kirinyaga

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

Please note that weekly orders are roasted onRoast date / restingSpecialty bags carry the roast date, not a best-before. Coffee needs days to degas CO₂ after roasting ('resting') and is typically best within weeks, not months. Tuesday and shipped on Wednesday. This is our second year working with the coffee from the Gakuyu-ini factory. This year it is slightly more delicate, has excellent berry 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., hibiscus florality, and a candied lemon sweetness. Region: Kirinyaga Varietal: SL32, SL28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness. Altitude: 1,600 masl Harvest: June 2019 Processing: Harvested at peak ripeness. Depulped. Fermented for 12 hours. 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.. Dried on raised beds. ABOUT GAKUYU-INI Gakuyu-ini Coffee Factory was built in 1982 in the Kirinyaga District of Central Province, Kenya, near the town of Kianyaga. The factory is affiliated with the Thirikwa Farmers Cooperative, and its membership currently stands at 1,620 farmers. The region has moderate bimodal rainfall of about 1300mm (51 in) annually, with temperature fluctuations between 13-26 degrees Celsius (55-79 °F). This region also enjoys red alluvial soils, which play a big role in overall cup quality. ABOUT SL34SL34SL28's sibling selection, also from Kenya's Scott Labs. Slightly less celebrated but hardier, with a similar juicy, complex cup. & SL28 “SL” is in reference to single tree selections made by Scott Agricultural Laboratories in 1935-1939. SL34 has a TypicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against.-like genetic background selected from a single tree on the Loresho Estate in Kabete, Kenya. SL28 is of the BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. genetic group, and was selected for its drought resistance as well as its extremely high cup quality. SL28 is one of the most well-known and well-regarded varieties in Africa. It has consequently spread from Kenya to other parts of Africa as well as Central and South America. Both varieties are non-hybrid, and very susceptible to disease. Contains 250g of delicious coffee.