Gachatha

Summary

Gachatha Coffee Factory sits along the slopes of the Aberdare range in Nyeri County, Kenya, established in 1963 and serving a cooperative of smallholder producers on deep, well-drained red volcanic soils. Ripe cherry is hand-picked, depulped and density sorted, then dry fermented overnight for 12–16 hours, washed with clean water, density graded again, soaked and slowly dried on raised beds. Varieties SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11 and Batian grown at 1800–2100 MASL. Cup profile: hibiscus, strawberry jam, jasmine.

Details

Format

Bean

Decaffeinated

No

Price

€€€€

Region

Nyeri

Producer

Gachatha Coffee Factory

Altitude

1800 - 2100 m.a.s.l

Variety

SL34, Batian, SL28, Ruiru 11

Notes

Jasmine, Berry, Hibiscus

The roaster

Hex

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