Kenya Top Lot Kit

• 1. Gondo Peaberry / New Kiriti FCS
  2. Kigwandi Peaberry / Mutheka FCS
  3. Kanjathi Peaberry / Kangiri FCS
  4. Ruthagati AA / Rutuma FCS
  5. Kiringa AA / Kabare FCS
  6. Kamwangi AA / New Ngariama FCS
  7. Kii AA / Rungeto FCS
• Cultivar: SL 28, SL34, Ruiru11 and Batian
• Country: Kenya
• Process: Washed
• Roast: Filter
• Pack: 7 x 100g

Kenyan Top Lot Tasting Kit

Seven washed Kenyan lots, each scored above 86 SCA by our green coffee merchant Covoya. Selected through primeur tasting, a first look reserved for a limited number of roasters ahead of general allocation. Roasted to preserve acidity structure and cup clarity, rather than soften it for easy drinking. Same washed process, same light Nordic-style profile across all seven, so the variation you taste comes from county, factory, and lot, less from roast style, spanning Nyeri, Murang’a, and Kirinyaga.

What does FCS mean?

• FCS stands for Farmers Cooperative Society, the primary organizational unit for smallholder coffee production in Kenya.
• A single FCS is typically owned and governed by several hundred to several thousand member farmers, most cultivating under half a hectare each.
• Rather than each farmer processing their own cherry, an FCS operates one or more factories, Kenya’s term for a wet mill, where members deliver ripe cherry for sorting, depulping, fermentation, washing, and drying under shared management.
• A single FCS name on a bag does not indicate a single farm. It indicates a cooperative structure: many smallholders, one factory, one processing standard.
• The factory name (Kii, Kamwangi, Gondo) identifies the specific wet mill within that cooperative, since larger FCS entities often operate several factories across a growing area.
• Lot separation happens at the factory level, by delivery day, grade, and processing batch, which is what allows cup differences to be traced back to a specific factory and lot rather than to an individual grower.

What does AA mean?

• Bean Size: AA refers to the largest screen size in Kenya’s grading system, typically 7.2 to 7.8 mm in diameter (screen size 17/18).
• Flavor Profile: Larger beans are commonly associated with higher-altitude growing conditions in Kenya, and often show bright, complex profiles with citrus, berry, or floral notes.
• Density and Roasting: That same density makes AA lots roast evenly, but also means they hold onto structure longer during extraction.

What is Peaberry?

• Kenya Peaberry is defined by a natural mutation where a coffee cherry develops a single, round seed instead of the usual two flat-sided beans.
• Representing roughly 5 to 10 percent of a harvest, these beans are hand-sorted from the rest of the lot.
• They are known for an intense, sweet, and bright citrus profile.