{"product_id":"sey-guchienda-estate-aa-separation-sl28-washed-kenya-2026","title":"SEY - Guchienda Estate - AA Separation, SL28 Washed | Kenya","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenya — Guchienda Estate AA Separation SL28 (Washed)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTastes Like — 🍇 Ripe Currants • 🌹 Rose Hips • 🍅 Tree Tomato\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edwin \u0026amp; Benson Guchienda (with Esther Guchienda)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guchienda Estate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kibugu, Embu County, Kenya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal:\u003c\/strong\u003e SL28\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Washed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,800 MASL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSEY have been working with Guchienda Estate for several years, and each new harvest reaffirms why this project holds such a special place in their sourcing. Full credit to Edwin, Benson, and their mother Esther — this is another exceptional chapter from a consistently outstanding estate. In the cup we find ripe currants, rose hips, and tree tomato.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuchienda Estate is a rare and inspiring example of a single-estate coffee project in Kenya — a country where coffee has traditionally been purchased through large cooperative washing stations, making transparency and traceability difficult at best. Working directly with a single estate allows SEY to push for clarity on every front: variety separations, soil health, and a more direct relationship between roaster and farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe estate is managed by brothers Edwin and Benson Guchienda, alongside their mother Esther — a family operation that has consistently delivered some of the finest Kenyan profiles SEY taste each season. This is an estate that sets the bar for what Kenyan single-estate coffee can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Washed process at Guchienda Estate involves:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🍒 \u003cstrong\u003eSelective Harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e — Hand-picked at peak ripeness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✅ \u003cstrong\u003eHand Sorting\u003c\/strong\u003e — Cherries hand-sorted to ensure only the very best are selected\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🔧 \u003cstrong\u003eDepulping\u003c\/strong\u003e — De-pulped the same day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🧪 \u003cstrong\u003eFermentation\u003c\/strong\u003e — Fermented for approximately 24 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e💧 \u003cstrong\u003eChannel Washing\u003c\/strong\u003e — Floated through channels to sort by density and remove remaining defects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e💧 \u003cstrong\u003eOvernight Soak\u003c\/strong\u003e — Soaked overnight in fresh water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e☀️ \u003cstrong\u003eRaised Bed Drying\u003c\/strong\u003e — Dried on raised beds for 15 days, continually turned and hand-sorted throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis meticulous approach — particularly the double sorting and extended raised-bed drying — contributes to the exceptional clarity and complexity that defines this AA separation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA quintessential expression of high-altitude Kenyan coffee from one of the country's finest single estates. 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