Kii AB Washed – Embu & Kirinyaga, Kenya

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya· Kirinyaga

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean

We selected this coffee because it captures the precision and structure that made Kenya one of the world’s defining coffee origins. Kii AB is a classic 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. Kenyan profile at its best: clear, vibrant and composed. Cranberry and redcurrant lead the cup, followed by tart rhubarb, refined sweetness and a bright, finely structured 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.. The finish is long and clean, with the profile opening further as the coffee cools. Produced by the Rung’eto Farmers Cooperative Society at Kii Factory, the coffee comes from 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. farms across Embu and Kirinyaga on the slopes of Mount Kenya. The lot combines SL28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness., SL34SL34SL28's sibling selection, also from Kenya's Scott Labs. Slightly less celebrated but hardier, with a similar juicy, complex cup., Batian and Ruiru 11, grown at 1,708 metres. After harvest, ripe cherries are selected, dry fermented for up to 36 hours, thoroughly washed and slowly dried on raised African beds for up to twenty days. Taste description: In the cup you'll find lively notes of cranberry, rhubarb and redcurrant, supported by sparkling acidity, refined sweetness and a long, clean finish that continues to evolve as the coffee cools. Technical Information Producer: Rung'eto Farmers Cooperative Society 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.: Kii Factory Region: Embu & Kirinyaga, Kenya Altitude: 1,708 masl Varieties: SL28, SL34, Batian, Ruiru 11 Process: Washed