Origin: Kenya
Farm/Region:Muthigiini
Tasting Notes:Pink Lemonade, Lime, Currants & Bergamot
Producer: Various Small holders
Varietal:SL28, SL34, R11 & Batian
Processing: Washed
Altitude: 1500-2000 MASL
About The Coffee:Muthingiini factory is operated by the Rwama Farmers Cooperative Society (F.C.S.) and is located near Kianyaga town in the Gichugu divison of Kirinyaga. It was built in 1968 on 7 acres and serves the nearby communities of Cieni, Gaciongo, Kiaragana and Kariko. Membership is 1,560 smallholders, but about 1,000 of those registered to the co-op are active at any time.
After picking, the cherry is delivered ripe to the factory where it is sorted and processed. The coffee is de-pulped immediately using a three-disc machine, then fermented overnight before being washed in fresh water and sorted using soaking channels. It is then soaked until space is available on the drying tables where it will dry for 7–15 days, being constantly sorted and rotated throughout.