Kenya Karinga AB Washed

About This Coffee

This washed Kenyan coffee is from the Karinga Coffee Factory in Kiambu County, near the town of Gatundu. The factory works with the Gitwe Farmers' Cooperative Society, comprising 500 active members who are smallholders from the Kimaruri, Kariungu, Gachuha, and Mugalwa villages. Grown at 1840 meters above sea level in red volcanic soil, the coffee features SL28, Ruiru 11, SL34, and Batian varieties. After cherries are pulped using water from the Rwabura River, the coffee ferments overnight in tanks to break down mucilage, then is dried on raised beds in covered greenhouses for 7-15 days. The cup exhibits juicy, acidic, floral qualities with notes of blackcurrant, medlar, and brown sugar. Cup score is 87.

Origin

Kiambu (Kenya)

Flavor Notes

Brown Sugar, Medlar, Blackcurrant

Roast Level

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Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica

SL-28, Ruiru-11, SL-34, Batian

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Skylark Coffee

Skylark Coffee is the UK's only 100% non profit coffee roaster, operating as a registered charity under OCB Initiatives in Brighton. Founded by Micah Sherer, a former elite barista with extensive supply chain experience across Africa and South America, and Ben Szobody, a former political journalist and co publisher of Longberry magazine, the roastery donates all profits to charity. They roast on a Probat at the foot of the South Downs, paying top specialty prices and donating an additional £1 per kilo to environmental and social causes. Their charity partners include Knepp Wildland Foundation for rewilding in Sussex, The Stumping Project supporting Ethiopian coffee farmers, and Pro Baristas, which has trained over 2,000 people for employment in the coffee sector. In 2023, 94% of their coffee met at least one of three key sourcing principles, with a target of 100% by 2025.

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