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Kirinyaga AB Top W

Kirinyaga AB Top W

Moving Coffee Roastery

About This Coffee

This AB Top selection is produced at the Kii Washing Station in Kirinyaga County, located on the southern slopes of Mount Kenya. The coffee is grown at 1,600-1,800 meters above sea level on fertile volcanic soil by small-scale farmers, primarily women, who are members of the Rungeto Farmers' Cooperative Society established in 1954. The varieties are SL-28 and SL-34. The washed processing involves selective handpicking, pulping within seven hours, 24 hours of fermentation, thorough washing, and slow drying on raised beds under shade nets. The coffee is Fair Trade certified. It offers bright citrus clarity, ripe plum sweetness, red-berry depth with red currant, raspberry, and pomegranate flavor notes.

Origin

Kirinyaga (Kenya)

Flavor Notes

Citrus Fruit, Pomegranate, Raspberry, Plum, Red Currant, Red Berry

Roast Level

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica
SL-34, SL-28
MC

Moving Coffee Roastery

Founded in 2016 by Japanese Canadian roaster Takuro Watanabe, Moving Coffee Roastery brings a distinctly Japanese sensibility to Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighborhood. The name reflects a commitment to constantly evolving and pushing forward in the craft. Takuro roasts on a Fuji Royal, a Japanese brand prized for precision, producing light profiles that emphasize clarity and delicate flavor development across single origins from Ethiopia, Kenya, Colombia, Guatemala, Panama, and select Geisha varieties. The minimalist Japanese aesthetic of the space, all wood, white, and concrete, mirrors the meticulous attention to detail that goes into every brew and roast. Wholesale partnerships are kept deliberately selective, limited to cafes that share the same quality standards, and a subscription service delivers carefully curated monthly selections.

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