Kenya • Savory, Brown sugar, cooked pear, juicy orange

We want to introduce this amazing Kenya specialty whole-bean specialty coffee that comes from the Kirinyaga region. Kirinyaga, in Central Kenya, is home to Mountain Kenya. It is forested with a wealth of exotic wildlife receiving 50 inches of rain per year. Many rivers run through the region and the soil is rich and volcanic, providing smallholders and cooperatives with the resources to grow and process some of Kenya's most fruit-forward coffees. Uteuzi Jimbo is Swahili for "county select," and is a Regional Select program designed to highlight the different coffee-growing counties of Kenya: Nyeri, Embu, Muranga, and Kirinyaga. These coffees are traceable down to the region and are created by blending lots from different factories in each area, basis the cup quality and profile. Most of Kenya's coffee is produced by smallholders delivering to factories (central processing units) who predominantly produce Washed coffees. Estates are also best-known for their Washed lots. The Washed pr