Kenya — Ruarai AA Separation SL28 & SL34 (Washed)
Tastes Like — 🌺 Rose Hips • 🍇 Pomegranate • 🍊 Candied Grapefruit
DETAILS
- Producer: Multiple Producers (Ruarai Washing Station)
- Farm: Ruarai Washing Station
- Region: Nyeri, Kenya (Western Slopes of Mount Kenya)
- Varietal: SL28 & SL34
- Process: Washed
- Altitude: 1783 MASL
- Harvest: November 2025
- Size: 250g
INTRO
This is our first release from Kenya this season. This coffee comes from Nyeri on the western slopes of Mount Kenya—one of the most famous coffee-producing regions in the world. In the cup we find rose hips, pomegranate, and candied grapefruit.
THE PRODUCER
This is our second year working with the Ruarai washing station, located in the highlands on the southwestern slopes of Mt. Kenya. The hills and producers in this region are known for producing dense coffees with complex profiles.
Our appreciation for Kenyan coffee runs deep, and despite the increasing challenges of production in this remarkable place, it remains one of our favourite profiles. We will continue to invest in this region alongside producers working to build something better each year.
THE PROCESS
The Washed process at Ruarai involves:
- 🍒 Hand-Picked at Peak Ripeness — Selective harvesting
- 👁️ Hand-Sorting — Only the very best cherries selected
- 🔧 De-Pulping — Mechanical removal of skin
- 🧪 Fermentation — ~24 hours fermentation
- 💧 Channel Floating — Density sorting, defect removal
- 🌊 Soaking — Overnight soak in fresh water
- ☀️ Raised Bed Drying — 15 days with continual turning and hand-sorting
This meticulous processing creates the dense coffees with complex profiles characteristic of this renowned region.
THE CUP
Rose hips, pomegranate, and candied grapefruit. Our first release from Kenya this season, from the Ruarai washing station on the southwestern slopes of Mt. Kenya in Nyeri—one of the most famous coffee-producing regions in the world. The hills and producers here are known for producing dense coffees with complex profiles from the legendary SL28 and SL34 varieties.
Flavour Notes
- 🌺 Rose Hips
- 🍇 Pomegranate
- 🍊 Candied Grapefruit
