Mukuyuni

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya

Tasting notes

Character

• Sweet

In the Kamba language, Mukuyuni means "under the fig tree," named after the ancient tree that roots this community in Eastern Kenya's Machakos County. Mukuyuni showcases the overlooked brilliance of the east: more than 900 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. farmers cultivate coffee alongside flowers, figs & beehives in a diverse, sustainable landscape. Guided by strong female leadership and meticulous processing, the co-op produces a coffee that's vibrant and layered with notes of dried apricot, passion & 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., rounded by a buttery mouthfeelBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method..