Coffee Description
This lush, syrupy coffee is like biting into the ripest of peaches with vanilla and melon to back it up. Sweet lemongrass and strawberry nectar blend with pomegranate for a sweetly-tart, bright acidity and lingering cherry cola finish.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Medium
Variety
SL28
Process
Washed
Elevation
1700-1750 masl
Region
Nyeri
About Smallholder producers of Kenya
High in the Nyeri district under the shadow of mighty Mt. Kenya, the rich red volcanic soil and high elevation make for full-flavored, slowly ripened coffee and result in dense beans packed with flavor. The people that grow those beans are mostly smallholder farmers, many of whom belong to cooperatives. They bring their coffee cherries to their community mill, Rui Ruiru (named after the Ruiru River).
Though many countries in the temperate zone grow coffee, processing is not always the same. Kenya employs "Double Kenya Fermentation," a washing process also known as "Double Soak:” After the first washing, the coffee beans are given a secondary soaking which locs in flavors while delivering very consistent moisture levels. The result is some of the cleanest, longest-lasting, and intense coffee available.
Nyeri, Kenya
Case Coffee Roasters
At the ripe old age of 21, high school sweethearts Tim and Kati Case married in January, 2006, and promptly opened Case Coffee Roasters in Ashland, Oregon. Winners of the 2013 and 2015 Good Food Awards and a finalist in 2016, Tim and Kati’s mission is to source the world’s most sweet, clean, and complex coffees. They are dedicated to making great coffee selections and offering good prices to the farmers, often paying two to three times Fair Trade prices.
When they’re not living and breathing coffee, you might find Tim and Kati exploring the Pacific Northwest with their six-year-old son, Yonnie: surfing, snowboarding, fly fishing, hiking, and mountain biking.
