Description
Beautiful cocoa fragrance. Complex caramel and cocoa aroma and flavors. Smooth with a high acidity. Well balanced and juicy.
From the foothills of the Aberdare Ranges, Thika, Kenya. The Asali farming coop brings this brilliant bean for filter and espresso.
Kenya is the benchmark for high quality African coffee. There are many reasons for this but primarily it is the favourable climate and geography, fine flavoured varietals and good processing technique. The prevailing weather conditions in East Africa along with high altitude from the mountainous terrain offer great growing conditions. At high altitude the two endemic varietals SL28 and SL34, selected from ‘French Mission’ and Bourbon respectively, are grown mostly by smallholder farmers and produce exceptional cup quality with high natural fruit acidity, especially malic acid (which gives green apple its bite). The local custom of long (multi-day) wet fermentation is also believed to contribute significantly to enhancing the natural fruit derived flavours and clean cup profile in fine Kenyan coffee.
Country: KENYA
District: Thika, Aberdare Ranges
Altitude:1675 meters
Cupping Score: 88.25
Variety: SL28 and SL34
