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Rich plum juice sweetness meets a candy-like preserved plum note, with delicate mango aromatics. In the cup: plum juice, blackberry, preserved plum candy, and mango.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e This lot comes from a long-term project between Kamavindi Coffee Lab and Kangiri FCS in Muranga County. While Kamavindi maintains its own estates, it also works as a technical consultant and exporter, partnering closely with farms and cooperatives to continuously improve the quality of Kenya's specialty coffee. 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Vibrant citrus acidity meets fragrant lemon zest, and as the cup cools, layers of raspberry and red plum reveal themselves. In the cup: citrus, lemon zest, red plum, and raspberry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e This lot comes from a four-year project between Kamavindi Coffee Lab and Rumukia FCS in Nyeri's Mukurwe area. While Kamavindi maintains its own estates, it also works as a technical consultant and exporter, collaborating extensively with farms and cooperatives to continuously elevate the quality of Kenyan specialty coffee. 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Rich floral and fruity aromas meet a bright, uplifting acidity, reminiscent of sweet-and-tangy tangerine candy, freshly picked peaches, and a refreshing lemon bergamot note. In the cup: floral, tangerine candy, peach, and lemon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e Nestled in the mountainous Guji Hambela area, the Faysel Abdosh washing station sources cherries from smallholder farmers between 2,350 and 2,400 masl in Deri village — Testi's newest site, representing over a decade and a half of accumulated processing expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e Whole cherries are first placed in sealed fermentation tanks with control valves for 24 hours of anaerobic immersion, until pH reaches 4.3. After depulping, the beans undergo another 24 hours of cold-water fermentation until pH drops to 4.0.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis precisely pH-monitored double fermentation — anaerobic immersion followed by cold-water fermentation — is the defining step. 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Vibrant lime character meets a unique mangosteen flavour and a gentle apricot-like sweetness. 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Finca Los Pinos — \"Pine Sanctuary Estate\" — has long been a favourite, previously featured with its 3rd Place Cup of Excellence auction lot in 2024, leaving a lasting impression of remarkable terroir. This lot's defining quality is how closely it resembles a classic Panamanian Washed Geisha: elegant white jasmine on the dry fragrance, vibrant red berries and apricot while hot, and lively citrus emerging as it cools. 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Bold jasmine and creamy gardenia aromatics lead, with a crisp peach sweetness and bright orange juice acidity underneath. 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