Kigwandi Peaberry

• Cultivar: SL 28, SL34, Ruiru11 and Batian
• Flavor Notes: Blackcurrant, Cherry, Almond
• Producer: Mutheka Farmers Cooperative Society
• Farm: Kigwandi factory
• Country: Kenya
• Region: Nyeri County
• Process: Washed
• Pack: 250g or 1000g

Origin

The Mutheka Farmers’ Cooperative Society (FCS) consists of more than 6,000 active farmer members, and approximately 900 of them use the Kigwandi washing station (factory). The factory, which is part of the Mutheka FCS, uses hydroelectric power from the Kagumo River to run its operations. Smallholder farmers delivering cherry to the Kigwandi factory have an average of 207 coffee trees each and generally farm food crops alongside their small coffee plots.

At the Kigwandi Factory, cherries are collected from the farmers in the region and bulked together, and then fermented in tanks for 48 hours. Thereafter, the beans are soaked for the second, 24-hour fermentation. Once the mucilage is removed, the coffee parchment is taken to raised beds to dry for 2-3 weeks depending on the weather conditions. The double fermentation, often referred to simply as “Kenya Washed” contributes to incredible deep sweetness and complex acidity of this coffee.

Peaberries

Kenya Peaberry is a premium coffee defined by a natural mutation where a coffee cherry develops a single, round seed instead of the usual two flat-sided beans . Representing only 5-10% of a harvest, these rare beans are painstakingly hand-sorted. They are famous for an intense, sweet, and bright citrus profile.