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Kenya Thageini PB, Washed

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Raisin, blackcurrant and date

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This filter coffee is full of deep, complex fruit notes, with qualities of blackcurrant, raisin and date changing in intensity as the brew cools.

TASTES LIKE	Raisin, blackcurrant and date
ROAST	Filter

SOURCING

SL varieties are a key part of the history and present cultivation of Kenyan coffee. Established by the colonial British government in 1922, the Scott Agricultural Laboratories (SL) gave Kenyan farmers training and technical advice on coffee farming. However, their main legacy is their work as a research organisation that developed multiple cultivars under contract between 1934 and 1963.

Scott Labs developed various SL varieties, mostly based on Moka and Bourbon types brought by the Scotch and French missions to Kenya to cultivate. Some of the more successful SL varieties are still widely grown in Kenya today – however, SL28 and SL34 are the ones that are most relevant for specialty coffee. Although technically developed in a laboratory, these varieties were created via selective breeding over time, rather than being developed as hybrids.

This particular lot of SL28/SL34 was produced in Nyeri County at the Thageini mill by farmers and members of the Aguthi Co-op, which has around 2,000 producer members. Cooperative members bring their cherries to the mill, which then sorts and produces them as a combined, regional lot that expresses the profile of the Nyeri region. This lot also underwent further sorting, with the single-bean cherries (peaberries) being selectively chosen – as these beans grow individually, rather than as a twin with the cherry, they have a round, pea-like shape.

PRODUCER	Aguthi Farmers Co-operative
REGION	Nyeri County
VARIETAL	SL28 and SL34
PROCESS	Washed
ALTITUDE	1650-1800 masl

Origin

Nyeri County, Kenya

Nyeri lies between Mount Kenya and the Aberdare mountain range, along the the Eastern flank of the Great Rift Valley. The Kikuyu, the largest ethnic group in Kenya, call Mount Kenya the ‘Mountain of Whiteness’. The white peaks are thought to be the home and throne of the deity ‘Ngai’, the creator of the universe. The majority of the residents of Nyeri are members of Kenya's largest ethnic group, the Kikuyu, with residents generally being known as "Nyeri Kikuyu". Coffee and tea farms surround the Nyeri town and are the most important source of income and community wealth in the county.

We have been buying lots from the Thageini Mill since 2016, working with them to develop experimental processing and generally improve infrastructure and facilities for its workers and the wider community. This particular lot is comprised of SL (Scotts Labs) varieties – SL28 and SL34 – which are among the most widely grown in Nyeri and Kenya as a whole. Grown by members of the Aguthi Farmers’ Cooperative, the mixed SL cherries are collected, sorted and processed at Thageini as a combined lot, sharing the combined efforts of the 2000 member cooperative.

Kenyan coffee is known for its bright and vibrant acidity and berry undertones – this mixed lot of SL varieties is a perfect example of this, with notes of blackcurrant, raisin and dates.

BREW GUIDE

How to get the best tasting cup

AGE BEST USED	10-24 days after roast
DOSE	20g
WATER AMOUNT	300g
TEMPERATURE	90-93°C
BLOOM	60g (30 seconds)
BREW DURATION	2:45
POURS	5 pours (all 60g)
FREEZE DATE	9-12 days after roast