Kenya Gichichi AA كينيا قتشيشي

Net Weight 250g  الوزن الصافي ٢٥٠ جرام

Roselle | Tangerine | Redcurrant | Blackcurrant

Farm: Gichichi Factory

Varietal: SL28, SL34 & Ruiru 11، Batian

Processing: Fully Washed

Altitude: 1,800 meters above sea level

Owner: Othaya FCS

Town / City: Othaya

Region: Nyeri County

Country: Kenya

الإيحاءات: كركديه | يوسفي | كشمش

المزرعة: محطّة قتشيشي

السلالة: اس ال ٢٨, اس ال ٣٤ و رورو ١١

المعالجة: مغسولة

الارتفاع: ١,٨٠٠ متر فوق سطح البحر

المزارع: اوثايا

المدينة: اوثايا

المنطقة: نييري

البلد: كينيا

The Story Behind This Coffee

The Factory is located near the town of Gichichi in Othaya. There are roughly 500 smallholder producers contributing cherries to this lot, 350 men and 150 women. Producers will typically grow tea, maize, wheat, potato, kale, in addition to coffee whilst also raising cattle for dairy and chickens. Situated at roughly 1,800 meters above sea level, the region where the Factory is located is defined by its bright red soils, full of rich nutrients for coffee trees. The high altitude allows for cool temperatures and ideal rainfall for the slow maturation of coffee cherries. Producers will add manure, compost, coffee pulp and green manure to enrich their soil. After the producers gather their ripe cherries, they will deliver them to the Factory. Generally, producers only travel 5 kilometers to deliver their coffee, utilizing wheelbarrows, bicycles and motorbikes. Once the cherries reach the mill, the cherries are sorted and then pulped to remove the external fruit from the coffee bean. This is done via machine that squeezes the cherries between a rotating drum and a fixed surface. The coffee is then soaked in cement tanks for 24 hours to break down the remaining mucilage. Afterwards, the coffee is washed with clean water through channels before being dispersed on raised beds to dry in the open sun for 14 – 21 days, or until the moisture content reaches 10 – 12%.