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Our second Kenyan release of the 2026 season, a washed field blend from the Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society. Coffees from this area tend to run high in acidity with a full, juicy mouthfeel, and this lot follows that, with red currant, rhubarb and pomegranate. The acidity is what carries the fruit and keeps it moving through the cup.
Flavor Profile Bright, Delicate
Origin Kenya
Region Kirinyaga
Producer / Farm Produced by Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society
Harvest 2026
Tasting notes Pomegranate, Red Currant, Rhubarb
Altitude 1800masl
Varietal Batian, Ruiri 11, SL-28, SL-39
Process Washed
Intervention Level Low
FROM ORIGIN TO CUP
The Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society is one of Kirinyaga's best-regarded cooperatives, running several factories, Kii among them, across its members' land on the slopes of Mount Kenya. Each member contributes small volumes of cherry, and the cooperative handles the processing, milling and export. Coffees from this area tend to run high in acidity with a full, juicy body, and this lot follows the pattern closely. Washed and dried on raised beds, it strips back the heavy fruity notes and lets the varieties brightness and clarity come through clean.
Origin
Kirinyaga County sits on the slopes of Mount Kenya at 1800 masl. The cooperative structure means each member delivers a few kilos of cherry to a shared factory, where the lot is built. The altitude gives the acidity that carries the cup.
Varietal
A field blend of SL28, SL39, Batian and Ruiri 11. SL28 is the classic Kenyan selection, prized for intense acidity and blackcurrant character; Batian and Ruiri 11 are newer, disease-resistant varieties grown alongside it. Together they give the layered red fruit Kenyan washed coffees are known for.
Processing
Washed. The cherries are pulped, fermented and washed at the station, then dried on raised beds. The method keeps processing influence low and lets the variety and the origin read clean.
Intervention level
Low. Washed processing and careful drying, with the varieties and the terroir doing the work rather than any manipulation.
