Gikirima PB, Embu region, Kenya | Washed FSC-8708

Gikirima Factory is operated by Kibugu Farmers Cooperative Society in Embu, Kenya. Around 1,050 smallholder farmers deliver cherry to the station, with farms typically measuring less than one hectare on average. Coffee for this lot is grown at approximately 1,800 metres above sea level, and the varieties include SL28, SL34, and Ruiru 11.

Cherries are selectively hand-picked and delivered to the factory, where they are carefully sorted and floated to separate denser ripe fruit before pulping. 

The coffee is then fully washed, fermented for around 24 hours, washed clean of mucilage, and dried on raised beds. During drying, the parchment is turned regularly and covered during the hottest part of the day and at night to support slow, even drying.

This Embu lot shows the bright, expressive character associated with high-grown washed Kenyan coffees.