KABINGARA AB

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya· Kirinyaga

Tasting notes

Character

• Bright
  65
• Clean
  50
• Comforting
  25
• Sweet
  25

Origin : Kirinyaga, Kenya Roast: Filter / Espresso Producer : Kabingara Factory Altitude : 1750 Meters Varietal : 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. Process : 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. Over 800 smallholdersSmallholderA 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. deliver their ripest cherries to the Kabingara Factory, a washing stationWashing 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. owned by the local cooperative. Our AB lot is juicyAcidityThe 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. and sweet, with bright notes of currant and cranberry balanced by smooth nougat. The slightly smaller AB grade beans are packed with flavour, bringing delicious depth of flavour when roasted for espresso.