Karimikui AA

Members of the Rungeto Farmer's Cooperative who deliver to their local washing station (Karimikui) grow a mix of varieties, known to thrive in Kirinyaga (SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11, & Batian). This lot is depulped, processed as a double washed (additional soak after ferment) resulting in brambly fruits like forest blackberry with a cola-like sparkle. 

In the southern foothills of Mount Kenya, with red volcanic soil, the areas surrounding Karimikui factory are excellent for producing really special coffee. Growers here typically cultivate approximately 250 coffee trees on half-acre plots. They then deliver ripe fruit to one of 3 factories managed by an umbrel­la farmers’ cooperative society (FCS) called the Rungeto Farmers’ Cooperative Society. Smaller in size than other FCS, Rungeto has focused on quality processing and meticulous attention to detail, earning a reputation for delightful coffee and expert processing in Kenya. Only the ripest cherries are delivered, and additional hand sorting and floating is done to remove less dense and damaged beans before the coffee is depulped, fermented and washed.