{"product_id":"september-coffee-co-kii-washed-sl28-sl34-ruiru-11-batian-kenya","title":"September Coffee Co. - Kii Washed AA | Kenya","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenya — Kii Factory SL-28, SL-34, Batian \u0026amp; Ruiru 11 (Washed, AA)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTastes Like — 🍋 Yellow Currants • 🍊 Tropical Citrus • 🍋 Lemon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProducer: Kii Factory (various smallholders)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion: Kirinyaga, Kenya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarietal: SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru 11 \u0026amp; Batian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcess: Washed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAltitude: 1,700–1,800 masl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoast Level: Light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember's first time featuring a coffee from the Kii Factory in Kirinyaga. Silky in body with a mouthwatering acidity, reminiscent of yellow currants, tropical citrus, and lemon. In the cup: yellow currants, tropical citrus, and lemon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis lot comes from the Kii Factory in Kirinyaga, Kenya, at 1,700–1,800 masl, from various smallholder farmers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSL-28 is among the best-known and best-regarded varieties of Africa, originally selected in Kenya in the 1930s, suited to medium to high altitudes and drought-resistant but susceptible to the major coffee diseases. It's notable for its rusticity: it can be left untended for years or decades and then return to successful production, with 60–80-year-old trees still productive in Kenya. Batian, released in 2010, is a composite variety resistant to coffee leaf rust and coffee berry disease, created at the Coffee Research Station in Ruiru.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA disc pulper removes the skin and pulp from freshly harvested cherries, and the coffee is separated by density into three grades. The selected coffees undergo a traditional fermentation of 8 to 12 hours, after which the parchment is thoroughly washed and soaked for an additional 16 to 18 hours in fresh, clean water. It's then sun-dried for 8 to 14 days on raised beds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe extended clean-water soak after fermentation is the defining step. It's what builds the clean, mouthwatering acidity and silky body behind the yellow currant and lemon character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTart, sweet, and juicy: yellow currants lead, with a juicy tropical acidity and a mouthwatering fresh lemon finish. Silky body throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🍋 Yellow Currants 🍊 Tropical Citrus 🍋 Lemon\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"September Coffee Co.","offers":[{"title":"Filter \/ 250g \/ October 5th","offer_id":58992825008502,"sku":"SEPTEMBER-KII-AND-BATIAN-RUIRU-11-SL28-SL34-WASHED-FIL-250G-OCT05","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9152\/5021\/files\/C6075C27-7D18-40DF-A4F0-EED4228F2114.jpg-cropped.jpg?v=1791975588","url":"https:\/\/sigmacoffee.co.uk\/products\/september-coffee-co-kii-washed-sl28-sl34-ruiru-11-batian-kenya","provider":"Sigma Coffee UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}