Kenya Nyeri Rukira AA

Rukira is a cooperative wet mill, what is referred to as a "factory" in Kenya terms. Factories are essentially coffee processing sites where coop members sell cherry that will be processed for export. Factories are aligned with farmer members, and operate under a cooperative society: in this case Othaya Farmers Cooperative Society ("FCS"). Rukira is one of several factories under the Othaya umbrella, and is comprised of over 500 members delivering coffee cherry to the mill. The Othaya FCS started in the mid-1950s, ballooning from 250 original members to 15,000 strong today. Altitude of the washing station is just shy of 1900 meters, and you mostly see SL-28 and SL-34, along with a little Ruiru mixed in. Several years back we bought an AB auction lot of Rukira, and we're glad to see it's return. Fruited, bright, sweet, juicy - a real stunner Kenya. This is the AA, larger bean selection (a range of 17/64 to 19/64 of an inch size). Because of the large size, I like to let the roast roll a few seconds beyond what my normal expectation, allowing for proper internal bean development. Overall, I found this coffee to roast easily, color quite uniform as you pass a City roast level. You'll find the occasional "shell", or "hollow bean" post roasting, and we also saw a small amount of peaberries in the sort.