Kenia Muthuaini - Lavado

Summary

Kenyan coffee from the Muthuaini washing station in Nyeri County, on the southern slopes of Mount Kenya, belonging to the Mutheka Farmers Cooperative Society. Cherries come from around 500 smallholders growing SL28, SL34, Batian and Ruiru 11 at 1700-1920 m on red volcanic soils. Traditional washed processing with double fermentation: pulping, overnight dry fermentation, washing in grading channels, 24-48 hour soaking, and sun drying on raised African beds. Cup profile shows butter, tea and hibiscus flower, with citrus fruit and floral aroma, medium-high body, medium acidity and medium-high sweetness.

Details

Format

Bean

Roast profile

Omniroast

Decaffeinated

No

Price

€€€€

Cupping score

87.5

Region

Nyeri

Producer

Mutheka FCS

Altitude

1700 - 1920 m.a.s.l

Variety

SL34, Batian, SL28, Ruiru 11

Notes

Butter, Tea, Hibiscus, Citrus

The roaster

Cero Coffee Roasters

Cero Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster based in Madrid, Spain. They design roast profiles for each harvest, aiming to highlight each bean's natural…