{"product_id":"sey-coffee-ndwiga-family-washed-field-blend-kenya","title":"SEY Coffee - Ndwiga Family Washed Field Blend | Kenya","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKenya — Ndwiga Family Nginda Estate Field Blend (Washed)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTastes Like — 🍒 Red Currant • 🌹 Rose Hips • 🌺 Hibiscus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProducer: Ndwiga Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarm: Nginda Estate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion: Embu, Kenya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarietal: Field Blend*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcess: Washed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAltitude: 1,800 masl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest: December 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e SEY's first year working with the Ndwiga Family — a small family farm and neighbour of their exporting partners, Kamavindi, who first presented this delightful sample. Red currant and rose hips lead the cup, with a hibiscus tartness rounding things out. In the cup: red currant, rose hips, and hibiscus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e The Ndwiga family farms a small plot in Embu County, on the slopes of Mt. Kenya. Little is known about them at this stage — this is the first season working together, with plans to visit Nginda Estate in person and learn more when travel to Kenya resumes in the fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e This lot is believed to be a Field Blend* of the main Kenyan SL varieties, though recent genetic testing on other Kenyan farms has begun to challenge long-held assumptions about which varieties are actually being cultivated — an ongoing research question, with updated findings to come as the story develops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Washed process involves:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🍒 Hand-picking — cherries harvested at peak ripeness 💧 Floating — floated to remove low-density defects 🌱 Same-day de-pulping — de-pulped on the day of harvest ⏱️ Fermentation — fermented for 36–48 hours ☀️ Raised-bed drying — dried on raised beds until moisture reaches roughly 10%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright and fruit-forward — red currant and rose hips up front, with a tart hibiscus finish. A promising first look at Nginda Estate, with more to learn as the relationship develops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e 🍒 Red Currant 🌹 Rose Hips 🌺 Hibiscus\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SEY Coffee","offers":[{"title":"250g \/ July 20th","offer_id":58322867126646,"sku":"SEY-NDWIGA-FAMILY-FIELD-BLEND-WASHED-FIL-250-JUL20","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9152\/5021\/files\/2026NdwigaFamily_NgindaEstate-Kenya_2560x.png-cropped.jpg?v=1784794113","url":"https:\/\/sigmacoffee.co.uk\/products\/sey-coffee-ndwiga-family-washed-field-blend-kenya","provider":"Sigma Coffee UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}