Kenya Gathaithi

Our first year purchasing from the Gathaithi Farmer’s Cooperative Society, and what a coffee it is! A fully washed, cooperative coffee from the Gathaithi Cooperative located north of Nyrobi in Nyeri County. Black tea, apricot, plum skin, albariño wine. 90% SL28, with trace amounts of SL34, Ruiru 11 and Batian.

Country: Kenya

Region: Tetu, in Nyeri county

Town: 100 miles north of Nairobi

Farmers: 1542 members of the Gathaithi Farmer’s Cooperative

Altitude: 1650 m.

Varieties: 90% SL28, with trace SL34, Batian, and Ruiru 11

Processing method: Fully washed, with overnight fermentation and 7-15 days of raised bed drying

Tasting notes: Black tea, apricot, plum skin, albariño wine