Kenya Kii AA

• Country: Kenya
• Region: Kirinyaga East District, Gichugu Division
• Producer: 850 farmers at Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS)
• Variety: SL-28
• Process: Double Washed
• Altitude: 1900 MASL

The roaster's story:

Kenyan Energy! This is a lively coffee from smallholder farmers on the slopes of Mount Kenya, processed at the Kii factory.

The Northeast of Kirinyaga is mainly a tea-growing region and most of the coffee trees here have been planted rather recently, just before the rise of hybrid varietals in Kenya, less than 1% of the coffee delivered to Kii are Ruiru 11 and Batian. It's increasingly rare to find a lot that is made up of mostly SL28 and SL34 like this one. Unlike some neighbouring regions, soils here haven't been depleted by years of conventional agriculture, meaning these high quality varieties can thrive without the need to be replaced by more disease-resistant hybrids. This is well-processed, high altitude, SL-variety Kenyan coffee. Crisp!