PRODUCER: Kayu Factory REGION: Murang'a County, Central Province ELEVATION: 1650 masl VARIETIES: SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru 11 PROCESS: Fully Washed: Same-day harvest and de-pulping, overnight fermentation before additional wash and underwater soak the following day. Dried on raised beds. FLAVOR NOTES: Red Currant, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Cotton Candy, Crystalline COFFEE STORY: On the eastern slopes of the Aberdare Mountains in Murang’a County, almost 1200 small landholders deliver their coffee cherries to the Kayu Coffee Factory near Kangema. Here, they are treated to traditional Kenyan coffee processing that highlights the clarity and brilliance of SL varieties grown in red volcanic soil. This lot boasts a crystal clean profile with a myriad of piquant fruits and a delicate candy-like sweetness.