We love good coffee here at York Emporium, so this fantastic, delicious words-cannot-do-it justice-Kenyan coffee has us jumping for joy.
Sometimes coffees enter through our Roastery doors which just put the biggest smiles on our faces and this is one of them. Please don't just take our word for it though, get yours now, we wouldn't want you to miss out on such a treat!
The Coffee
This washed AA Kenyan coffee is bursting with bright fruity notes of Raspberry & sweet Rhubarb. This complex acidity lingers with a fizzy lemonade and soft vanilla finish. The clarity & clean nature of these flavours make this coffee best brewed as filter.
The Farm - Wanjegi
The Kahuhia Farmers Cooperative Society has four factories (wet mills), and was first registered under the Coop Act on 25th April 1959. Wanjegi’s sister factories in the society are Kahuhia, Ngwethe and Gathinja.
The coop has 16 permanent staff. Wanjengi factory has 1549 active members (1184 male, 362 female. It is located on the highly productive South-Western slopes of Mt Kenya and on the eastern slopes of the Abadares ranges. Main crop is harvested in October through December and Fly crop in April through June each year.
Coffee has been grown in Kenya since 1893 when it was first introduced. The total area under coffee is estimated at 160,000 hectares, about one third of which is the plantation sector with an estimated 700,000 growers working the rest on small-holdings. Kenyan AA coffee is Kenya's premium grade of coffee and is simply a measure of the size, weight and shape of the bean.
LocationKahuhia, MT Kenya |
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Altitude1700-1850 |
PREPARATIONWashed |
VARIETYSL28 & 34 Ruiru 11, Baitan |
OWNERKahuhia Farmers Cooperative society |
Our coffees are ethically sourced from green coffee buyers who are committed to excellent coffee, excellent standards and paying their farmers an excellent price. We source, roast, blend and pack the coffee ourselves, to ensure that the coffee makes as few journeys as possible once it has left the farm.