Roaster: Intelligentsia Coffee
Roasting degree: Medium
Area: Karatina, Nyeri District, Kenya
Altitude: 1,600 - 1,900m
Varieties: SL28, SL34
Processing: Traditional, Wet
Screen: 17 - 18
Grade: N/A
【Impression】
Light to Medium, nutty note, spicy, black currants and cherry, sweet&spicy, high tone of citric mouth-feel, lemon & white grapefruits, followed by strong body of cacao, tint of fresh apricot, decadent body, fresh & clear, syrupy sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.
Kangocho Factory is one of the oldest prize-winning mill in Kenya, which managed to reserve Kenyan traditional processing methods. Kenyan wet methods increase clarity and sweetness of beans, but it became less popular when productivity was emphasized in retail markets. Kangocho Factory is the one focused on this traditional methods to increase the value of their products rather than competing with others over productivity matters, which results in the global recognition toward the factory.
