Overview

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Producer:

Various Regional Producers

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Varietal:

SL28, SL34

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Region:

Kabare, Gichugu, Kirinyaga

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Process:

Washed

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Altitude:

1,700 - 1,800masl

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Cup Profile:

Yellow Peach, Caramel, Black Cherry

Planning Guide

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About the Producer

Cultivated by smallholder farmers on the slopes of Mount Kenya, the Kabare Farmers Cooperative Society represents approximately 1,000 farmers from the Kirinyaga District in the west of Mount Kenya.

Coffee is grown in mineral-rich soils before the ripened cherries are hand-picked and delivered to the local wet mill for processing. Local farmers generally cultivate around 250 coffee trees on half-acre plots. With the harvest coming from small parcels, cherry classification is the most critical variable for ensuring cup quality. Small plots give these producers more control to strategically pick and deliver only the ripest cherry.

After the coffee is washed, it’s soaked in fresh water for long periods to solidify the hallmark Kenyan profiles. The coffee is dried over a period of two weeks on raised beds, which are carefully constructed to ensure proper air circulation and temperature control for optimal drying. When the coffee is milled for export, the green beans are sorted by screen size and graded according to size and shape.

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Lot Number:

2049192

Date:

August 2024