Kenya Gicherori AA
Tasting Notes: Golden Raisin, Raw Sugar, Lime Origin: Kenya Region: Manyatta Divison, Embu Factory: Gicherori Process: Washed Variety: Batian, SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11 Elevation: 1550 masl Importer: Cafe Imports This microlot comes from the Gicherori factory, operated by the Kibugu Farmers Cooperative Society. There are around 1,050 smallholder farmer members, who deliver their cherry to the factory the same day it's harvested. The coffee is picked ripe and depulped the same day then it is fermented in open-air tanks for 24–48 hours. It's then washed thoroughly using water channels, soaked underwater for 12–72 hours, then spread on raised beds to dry. The deliveries are blended and processed into day lots comprising the day's deliveries. Microlots are separated out from the day lots based on cup score and are limited to fewer than 100 bags. The factory and its member farmers receive assistance and training from Coffee Management Services (CMS), which offers farmer education, "Good Agricul