Clean water pours into the coffee fermentation tank at a processing site in Nyeri.
A jute bag holds ripe coffee cherries that harvested earlier that day. Nyeri.
Green coffee cherries crowd the branch of this shrub at a coffee farm in Nyeri.
Clean water pours into the coffee fermentation tank at a processing site in Nyeri.
A jute bag holds ripe coffee cherries that harvested earlier that day. Nyeri.
Green coffee cherries crowd the branch of this shrub at a coffee farm in Nyeri.

Kenya Nyeri Mutheka AB

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Light roasts satisfied our taste for a brightly-sweet Kenya's, and Full City proved to brew a standout espresso. Juicy texture, apple, pomegranate, Turkish Delight candies and brown sugar. City to Full City. Good for espresso.

Total Score: 90.8
Weight *: 1 LB
Product Overview
Full Cupping Notes

This coffee from Mutheka FCS (Kaiguri to be exact) turned out to be a very useful Kenya. Not only does it satisfy our taste for a brightly-sweet coffee, but dark roasts proved to be a standout espresso too. The fragrance of my City roast smelled of caramelized sugar and dark fruit hints, raisins, dried cranberry and ginger chew candy. The wet aroma turned up a caramelized sweetness, with notes of buttery toffee and light caramel, and a spiced-sweet hint of cola. City/City+ roasts have a juicy texture to them, propped up by fruited accents and syrupy sweetness. The cup has a potent brown sugar note, red fruits like apple and pomegranate, tangy golden raisin, and accents of sweet citrus and spices that brings to mind Turkish Delight candies. The acidity is present but not prominent, and offers more of a malic apple aspect in the mouthfeel, fading to tea bittering in the finish. Full City roasts are heavy on the palate and pairs red berry hints with rich dark chocolate. It makes such a creamy shot of espresso (pulled 24 grams of espresso from 18 grams of coffee over 30 seconds). Flavors of syrupy dark chocolate and juicy fruits consolidate in the shot, with notes of plum, black cherry and a vibrant hint of lemon.

COFFEE DETAILS
process methodWet Process Kenya Type
cultivarBourbon Types
farm gateYes
Farm Notes

Origin & Farm Notes

This lot is from a station called Kaiguri, which is a part of the Mutheka FCS (Farmers Cooperative Society). Mutheka currently has 7 cooperative member "factories", with over 5,000 registered members. Kaiguri factory has coffee cherry catchment and washing station in the area where local farmers (growing altitudes range from 1700 to 1800 meters), who are members of the cooperative, delivery coffee cherry for regional bulking. The coffee is washed, fermented, and laid out on raised beds to dry. The coffee is sorted all along the way, down to the dry milling, and separated by factory out turns. Usually you only see AA (the largest), AB, and Peaberry, but there are other lower grades too, like C and TT. This AB out turn was one of a few different screen size separations we purchased from Kaiguri. "AB" signifies the size of the bean, which is 15/64" - 17/64" in size. We also have the AA lot available, and a unique opportunity to taste different screen separations from the same supplier. The sort of this lot is very nice, some nicks which tends to happen due to the large size of the beans as they pass through the milling equipment, but not much else.

Specs

Technical Specifications

Key specifications and operating details for this product.

region Nyeri
processing Wet Process Kenya Type
drying method Raised Bed Sun-Dried
arrival date Aug 2026
lot size 53
bag size 60 KG
packaging GrainPro Liner
farm gate Yes
cultivar detail SL-28
grade AB
appearance .4 d/300gr, 15-17 screen
roast recommendations City to Full City
country origin Africa
type Farm Gate
recommended espresso Yes
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