Washed coffee from Kirinyaga, Kenya with SL28, Ruiru 11, and Batian varieties grown at 1100-1800 meters altitude. The coffee exhibits vibrant acidity and juicy sweetness with complex flavor characteristics that evolve as it cools, featuring wineberry, red currant, pomegranate, honey, and oolong tea notes.
Origin
Kirinyaga (Kenya)
Flavor Notes
Pomegranate, Wineberry, Red Currant, Amber Honey, Oolong Tea
Bow Smith, Holden Curran, and Jessi Lee Cord launched Rowan Coffee in October 2020 as a mobile espresso operation in Asheville, North Carolina, growing quickly into a permanent home. Bow brings nearly a decade of barista, roasting, and management experience, and began roasting in house in January 2023 on a 15 kilo Mill City Roasters machine. Rowan centers mainly on washed process coffees, prizing clarity and complexity, with green beans sourced from specialty importers including Semilla, Osito, Red Fox Coffee Merchants, and The Coffee Quest. Everything is roasted to order on Tuesdays and shipped the following day. The approach is deliberate and seasonal, letting each coffee speak to where and how it was grown.
