Kenya Thuti Espresso

About This Coffee

Kenya Thuti from the Othaya Farmers Cooperative Society in Gatugi, Nyeri County, represents a washed coffee with a distinctive fermentation process. Grown across 400 half-acre farms at 1700-1800m altitude in volcanic loam soil, this coffee features SL28, SL34, Ruiru, and Batian varieties. The processing involves 16 hours of dry fermentation in tank with 6 hours soaking, followed by 14-20 days of drying on raised beds. Tasting notes include tangerine marmalade, dark stone fruit, bright lemon-lime soda character, crunchy sweet currant, and pleasant florals.

Origin

Nyeri (Kenya)

Flavor Notes

Floral, Tangerine Marmalade, Dark Stone Fruit, Lemon-Lime Soda, Currant

Roast Level

Medium

Processing

Washed, Dry Fermentation

Typology

Arabica

SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru II, Batian

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Saint Frank Coffee

Kevin Bohlin founded Saint Frank Coffee in San Francisco in 2013 after years as a middle school teacher and a formative stint at Ritual Coffee Roasters. His background in theology and cultural anthropology informs a sourcing philosophy he calls relational sourcing: buying exclusively from small scale producers through committed, long term relationships and paying well above market rates. Bohlin travels regularly to origin farms, building connections grounded in mutual accountability rather than third party certifications. Saint Frank also partners with Not For Sale, a nonprofit combating human trafficking, through its St. Clare Coffee program, which provides barista training and employment to survivors. The roastery's mission is flavor, meaning, and connection, pursued with the kind of humility that lets the people behind each coffee remain at the center of the story.

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