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Kii Station Peaberry Separation - Kirinyaga, Kenya - Washed Process
Kii Station Peaberry Separation - Kirinyaga, Kenya - Washed Process
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Tasting Notes
Specific flavors and aromas the roaster (or our team) noticed when cupping this coffee. They describe the brewed cup, not flavorings added to the beans.
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Roast Level
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Roast Level
How dark the beans are roasted, on a 'specialty' scale where Light/Ultralight preserves the most origin character.
Read more in the glossary → - Specialty Light/Ultralight
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Flavor Profile
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Flavor Profile
High-level flavor families this coffee leans toward — fruity, floral, sweet, chocolate/nutty, spicy, tea/botanical, or fermented/wine-like.
Read more in the glossary → - Fruity
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Origin Type
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Coffee Type
Whether a coffee is a single origin (from one farm, region, or country) or a blend (multiple origins combined).
Read more in the glossary → - Single Origin
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Flavor Notes
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Flavor Notes (SCA)
More specific flavor families inside the broader profile, using the SCA Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel — e.g. 'Citrus' and 'Berry' inside 'Fruity'.
Read more in the glossary → - Berry, Other Fruit, Tropical
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Caffeine
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Caffeine
Whether this coffee is caffeinated or decaffeinated, and (for decaf) which process was used.
Read more in the glossary → - Caffeinated
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Country of Origin
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Country of Origin
Where in the world this coffee was grown, or 'Multiple' for a blend with beans from more than one country.
Read more in the glossary → - Kenya
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Process Type
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Processing
How the coffee cherry was prepared after picking — dried with or without its fruit, fermented under specific conditions, etc. Big effect on the final cup.
Read more in the glossary → - Washed
The Kii factory is operated by Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society (F.C.S.), and serves about 1,215 active farmer members. Farmers in this region began planting coffee in 1953, and the average farmer has about 400 coffee trees on an area of about 1/3rd of a hectare. The cooperative society operates three mills—Kii, Karimikui, and Kiangoi—and is managed by an elected board of seven members, two from each factory catchment. The co-op has 25 permanent staff members, overseen by a secretary manager. The co-op is partnered with the marketing agent Sustainable Management Services Limited and is implementing a coffee-quality improvement project together with the intention of raising both cup and yield.
Members deliver cherry to the factory as soon as it is picked, and it's depulped after sorting and separating. The coffee is then fermented (typically overnight) before being washed with fresh river water, and then dried in full sun.
This cup is vibrant, juicy and tropical in a way I haven't experienced from other Kenyan coffees! I taste:
Vibrant but mellow acidity of tropical kiwi, mango and pineapple. Sweetness is layered and powerful, like fresh blueberry jam. As the cup cools this sweetness into a capri-sun and fruit punch vibe supported with a hibiscus type florality and intensity.
