Origin - Kenya

Region - Kiambu County

Process - Washed

Producer - Kakindu Estate

Altitude - 1800-2000m

Variety - SL-28

Tasting notes - Lime, kiwi, sugared almonds

This washed peaberry top-grade lot is from from Kakindu Estate in Kiambu, Kenya. Kakindu is a 76ha coffee farm first established by British colonists but is now one of 6 estates owned and operated by Sasini, a publicly-listed company with a majority Kenyan ownership.

Sasini’s estates have long placed an emphasis on equity and community. In the case of the estates’ workers, this involves the provision of living quarters, early child education, union membership and guaranteed payment above minimum wage. In collaboration with our importer partners Covoya, they have also been able to invest further in the local primary school - Njenga Karume. This has principally been through the building of a new computer lab to equip students with the IT skillset to maximise their opportunities in an increasingly digital world.

Kiambu County has all the ingredients for arabica coffee to flourish: it is close to the equator, has iron rich, semi-volcanic soils, abundant sunshine and consistently high altitudes up to 2,000masl. The cool night time temperatures in these fertile highlands allows cherries to mature slowly, developing the acidity and complexity in the final cup.