Kenya Mugaya AA

Mugaya Factory is a washing station in Kirinyaga, Kenya, respected and renowned for its consistently qualitative coffee processing. The Factory is located at the foot of Mount Kenya, at around 1700-1800 masl, where it was established in 1975. Today, through the aid of their mother company the Mutira Farmers’ Cooperative Society, it is able to support approximately 1700 smallholder farmers by sourcing coffee from them for processing. A deviation from the standard Kenyan consisting of mostly SL28/SL34 with a profile reminiscent of our Gatchatha from last year.

Tasting Notes: Limeade, Nectarine, Black Tea

Funk: 0.25/5

Varietal: 90%[SL-28, SL-34], Ruiru 11, Batian

Region: Kirinyaga, Kenya

Process: Cherries are collected at the Factory right after harvest and sorted upon arrival. Over- and under ripe cherries are removed and the remainder is pulped that same day, followed by a 24-hour dry fermentation. Beans are then washed with clean water from the nearby Rwamuthambi River flowing right down from Mount Kenya and the parchment is later soaked for another 6 hours, before being laid out to dry on raised coffee beds.

Altitude: 1700-1800 masl

Importer: Cafe Imports through Shoebox

Price we paid: $6.10/lb excl shipping