3 x 250 grams of whole roasted coffee beans, packed in a gift box with information on each coffee.
Take the chance to try three different single origin coffees, with three very different flavor descriptions - all packed up nicely in a gift box.
Latest batch roasted: 2021-08-31
The three coffees you get to try:
RWANDA - JUSTIN MUSABYIAMA
Taste profile: Juicy and sweet with notes of red currant and candied lemon
Process method: Washed
Arabica variety: Red Bourbon
Altitude: 1 900 masl
Harvested: August 2020
Mahembe is a privatly owned washing station, owned by Justin Musabyiama who also grows his own coffee. Justin grew up in the local area and, after moving away for some time, decided to come back home and invest in the community by building a wet mill on his fathers coffee plantation. He has an 8-hectare farm of his own and buys cherries from the surrounding smallholders. Competition for cherry can be pretty tough, farmers can deliver to whichever washing station they want. Maintaining a good supply of cherry is dependent on the relationships Justin has with farmers, and being able to offer a competitive pricing. His roots and history in the community help him strengthen these relationships.
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KENYA - MURANG'A AA
Taste profile: Creamy with notes of black currant, violett and raspberry
Process method: Washed
Arabica variety: SL 28, SL 34, Ruiru 11, Batian, K7
Altitude: 1 900 masl
Harvested: October 2020 - February 2021
The Gondo factory is operated by the New Kiriti Farmers Cooperative Society. Coffee cherries are picked and brought to the factory that same day for selection and separation, as hand sorting happens before depulping begins. The ripe cherry is processed using freshwater from the local Kananahu stream, and the coffee is dried under full sun. Coffee in Kenya is typically traceable down to the factory or mill level; most farmers own very small farms and grow other crops besides coffee as well, which means they rely on a central processing unit for sale and processing of their coffee. The factory and cooperative sort, weigh and issue payment for the harvest and then mix up the cherries with the rest of that days deliveries.
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ETHIOPIA - CHELCHELE
Taste profile: Floral and smooth with notes of tropical fruits and bergamotte
Process method: Washed
Arabica variety: Heirloom
Altitude: 1 800 masl
Harvested: November 2020 - January 2021
This coffee comes from the Chelchele washing station, which is in the kebele - or village - of Chelchele. Coffees in Ethiopia are typically grown on very small plots of land by farmers who also grow other crops. The majority of smallholders will deliver their coffee in cherry to a nearby washing station or central processing unit, where their coffees will be sorted, weighted and paid for. The washing stations serve as many as several hundred to sometimes a thousand or more producers, who deliver cherries throughout the harvest season. The blending of these cherries makes it virually impossible under normal circumstances to know precisly whose coffee winds up in which bags on what day, making traceability to the producer difficult.
