Kenya Karimikui by the Rungeto FCS Cooperative
[Gold Label]
Tastes: Blackcurrant, winy, citrus, juicy
Varieties: Batian, SL-34, SL-28, Ruiru 11
Region: Kirinyaga
Process: Double washed
Altitude: 1,650m
Importer: Apex Coffee Imports
JJ affectionately describes this coffee as “a Kenya of old.”
The Karimikui factory is located at a high altitude in an area where tea is more commonly grown than coffee. It is a member of the Rungeto FCS, a cooperative that is known for producing some of the highest performing coffees in Kenya. Hundreds of smallholders deliver ripe cherries to this station every year where the factory team manually sorts them before production. Selected cherries are depulped and graded before the coffees undergo a period of dry fermentation in tanks. After fermentation, the coffees are washed in clean channels. A period of soaking occurs shortly after to
ensure the development of flavours can reach its full potential. In the final stage, the coffees are placed on raised beds to dry where they get covered with plastic throughout the hottest part of day and overnight. Workers periodically rotate the coffees at this stage to ensure the coffees dry evenly.
The final cup is incredibly sweet, intense, and reminiscent of black currant and sweet citrus. It is the nutrient-dense soil in this area paired with the immaculate processing method used at this factory that makes this coffee consistently high performing year after year.
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