{"product_id":"sandbox-nyeri-hill-estate-washed-ab-separation-kenya","title":"Sandbox - Nyeri Hill Estate Washed AB Separation | Kenya","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenya — Nyeri Hill Estate SL28, SL34, Batian \u0026amp; Ruiru 11 (Washed, AB)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTastes Like — 🫐 Blackcurrant • 🍒 Redcurrant Juice • 🌸 Floral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProducer: Nyeri Hill Estate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion: Nyeri County, Kenya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarietal: SL28, SL34, Batian \u0026amp; Ruiru 11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcess: Washed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElevation: 1,800–2,200 masl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest: 2025\/2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoast Profile: Omniroast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e Grown across all four of Kenya's signature varieties on one of East Africa's oldest coffee farms — first planted in 1914. Florals open the nose, followed by blackcurrant and redcurrant juice on the palate, with a syrupy sweetness and a bright, juicy acidity carrying through the finish. In the cup: blackcurrant, redcurrant juice, and floral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e Nyeri Hill Estate lies in Nyeri County on the slopes of Mount Kenya, one of the oldest coffee farms in East Africa. The estate is run by the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri and spans over 1,400 hectares, with around 340 devoted to coffee grown between 1,800 and 2,200 meters in volcanic red soil. More than 350 permanent staff and thousands of seasonal pickers work the harvest each year, and profits from the coffee support local schools, a teachers' college, and a mission hospital — making the estate as much a community institution as a coffee farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSL28 and SL34 date to the 1930s work of Scott Laboratories, prized for vivid acidity and blackcurrant character, though both remain vulnerable to leaf rust and coffee berry disease. Batian and Ruiru 11 were bred later by Kenya's Coffee Research Institute to resist those same diseases while approaching the cup quality of the SL series. Grown side by side at Nyeri Hill, the four varieties combine to give the lot Kenya's signature juicy acidity, blackcurrant intensity, and layered complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e Ripe cherries are selectively picked, then depulped to remove the outer skin. The beans ferment in water or dry for a controlled period to break down the remaining mucilage, before thorough washing and drying on raised beds over one to two weeks, turned regularly for even moisture loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of four varieties grown and processed together is the defining factor here — it's what builds the layered complexity behind the blackcurrant and redcurrant juice character, while the washed method keeps the cup clean and transparent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e Clean and juicy — floral aromatics open the nose, blackcurrant and redcurrant juice follow on the palate with a syrupy sweetness, and a bright, juicy acidity carries through to the finish. A layered, community-rooted expression of Nyeri's classic profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e 🫐 Blackcurrant 🍒 Redcurrant Juice 🌸 Floral\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandbox","offers":[{"title":"Omni \/ 200g \/ August 17th","offer_id":58551205331318,"sku":"SBX-NYERI-HILL-ESTATE-AB-BATIAN-RUIRU-11-SL28-SL34-WASHED-200G-AUG17","price":16.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9152\/5021\/files\/washed_SL28_SL34_Batian_Ruiru-cropped.png?v=1787832493","url":"https:\/\/sigmacoffee.co.uk\/de\/products\/sandbox-nyeri-hill-estate-washed-ab-separation-kenya","provider":"Sigma Coffee UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}