Kii PB

This coffee was produced by the small holder farmers and the workers at the Kii coffee factory in on the border of Kirinyaga County, Kenya. This lot is a field blend of Landrace cultivars, primarily Ruiru 11, Batian, SL-28 and SL-34. Kii is one of 3 factories managed by Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society. This factory is located at 1630 MASL.

This coffee is processed using a traditional Kenyan-style process. Ripe cherries are picked, delivered by famers to the washing station, where they are digitally weighed and tracked with the farmer. The cherries are hand sorted from green and defects, before being sent to a depulper. The coffee is then sorted by density, using water, before being sent to tanks. Then its dry-fermented overnight. In the morning its rinsed through washing channels, where its again sorted for density. The coffee is then sent to soaking tanks, where its kept under fresh water to ferment again for 24 - 48 hours. Its then drained, and sent to drying beds until the desired moisture content is reached.

This Peaberry selection has tropical and fruity modern Washed Kenya PB vibes. In this cup, you get aromatic Guava with a crisp and refreshing White Grapefruit, sweet and sour the finish is effervescent with classic Hibiscus tea. This is a juicy and balanced coffee that were excited to be drinking.

All coffee for export in Kenya is assessed using a grading system. Coffee is sorted by size and assumed quality. Using various screen-size grading systems, coffee is separated into different value groups. This particular lot is an Peaberry separation, which is unique in that the coffee cherries grow with one seed as opposed to two. Peaberries are more round, so they roast a bit different than an AA, and they are known to have a different flavor, too. Were finding a tremendous amount of vibrancy and sweetness in this particular lot. 

Kii factory receives coffee from around 1,000 local farmers. The farms sit on  the edge Mt. Kenya directly on the border between Kirinyaga and Embu Counties. The factory is named after the Kii River, which acts as the border between these two counties.

Import Partner: Cafe Imports
All our coffees are sold as whole beans.