GIKIRIMA EMBU | WASHED KENYA

It’s Kenya season! So we thought we’d bring you two new spectacular coffees from two amazing producers! 

This washed lot from Kibugu Farmers Society is clean, expressive fruity and juicy cup - just as you’d expect from a high quality Kenyan coffee. 

In the cup we’re tasting Kiwi, blackcurrant, bubblegum, frozen raspberries and  hints of elderflower.

A very fruity and refreshing cup and this is one of our favourite coffees we’ve had the pleasure of trying and sourcing this year. 

THE PROCESS 

Cherries are selectively hand-picked and delivered to the factory, where they are carefully sorted and floated to separate denser ripe fruit before pulping. 

The coffee is then fully washed, fermented for around 24 hours, washed clean of mucilage, and dried on raised beds. During drying, the parchment is turned regularly and covered during the hottest part of the day and at night to support slow, even drying.

This Embu lot shows the bright, expressive character associated with high-grown washed Kenyan coffees.

THE PRODUCER

 

 

Gikirima Factory is operated by Kibugu Farmers Cooperative Society in Embu, Kenya.

 

Around 1,050 smallholder farmers deliver cherry to the station, with farms typically measuring less than one hectare on average.

 

Coffee for this lot is grown at approximately 1,800 metres above sea level, and the varieties include SL28, SL34, and Ruiru 11.