Kenya Kathima

Coffee overview

This year, we vac sealed and air freighted all our Kenyas, to provide interesting drops off-season. This is the last lot we have that is big enough for our Roaster's Choice subscription, and it is a stunner. A very well-structured cup full of vibrant flavors, typical Kenya tartness, and sublime jasmine florality. Not to miss.

Coffee flavor profile

Mixed-berry jello, pomegranate, jasmine.

Acidity: soaring, lively
Sweetness: clean, jellied
Balance: leans acidic
Finish: very short, clean, prominent jasmine

Brewing evaluation

Rest: 40+ days recommended

Filter eval day 1: Gabi Standard Recipe of 1:18 Brilliant cup, play between intense bright acidity and abrupt jasmine finish is quite fun, with a well-structured jello-like sweetness in the middle. Perfect roast.

We use 60 hardness, 20 buffer water heated to 198F in all of our recipes.

Information

Factory: Kathima
Producer: multiple smallholder farmers
Cooperative: Thambana Cooperative Society
Region: Embu
Country: Kenya
Variety: SL-28 field blend
Process: Washed
Sourcing: Falcon Coffees