KII AB - Kenya (250g)

This coffee from the Kii Washed station is a great example of what we love about Kenyan coffees. In the cup, you’ll find notes of dried fig, bergamot, and a herbal note reminiscent of black tea. It’s a coffee with a honeyed, enveloping body - very sweet and a gentle acidity reminiscent of dried fruit. Its aroma and flavour may also remind you of plum, raw honey, and papaya. The aftertaste is long and very pleasant.

Small-scale producers selectively harvest only ripe cherries and deliver them to the Kii processing plant. After receiving and sorting, the coffee is pulped and fermented for 16 to 24 hours, depending on the ambient temperature. It is then washed with clean water from the Kii River and left to soak for an additional 12 hours to refine the acidity and clarity in the cup.

Once Washed and sorted, the parchment is dried on raised beds for approximately 14 days. It is stirred frequently to ensure even drying and is covered during the hottest hours of the day and at night to protect it from moisture. All water used in the process is filtered through earthen pits before being returned to natural waterways.

• Origin: Kenya
• Process: Washed
• Variety: SL-28, SL-34, BATIAN, RUIRU-11
• Tasting: Dried figs, Bergamot, Black tea