2021 Kenya • Double Washed
IchamamaField Blend
blackcurrant • bing cherry • eucalyptus
With blackcurrant, bing cherry with a welcome & delicate eucalyptus complexity, this predominantly SL28 cultivar is grown by smallholders who are part of Othaya co-op’s Ichamama washing station in Nyeri, Kenya.
- Variety:
- SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11, Batian
- Location:
- Nyeri County, Central Province, Kenya
- Harvest:
- December 2020, outturn 12
- Processing:
- Double Washed
- Cup Profile:
- blackcurrant, bing cherry with a welcome & delicate eucalyptus complexity
Processing
First, the fruit floats intact before pulping, then fermented for 72 hours. Next, the parchment coffee is washed, then soaked in clean water for 16-24 hours. Finally, the parchment is dried on raised beds under shade initially, while it loses the first bulk of its water weight before being dried to completion in full sun.