Kenya Kiri

This lot was produced by over 3500 small holder farmers of Kiri Coffee Washing Station – Ngiriambu Farmers’ Cooperative Society.

One smallholder farmer owns approximately 400 coffee bushes. Shading most often is done using fruit trees like Avocado and Macadamia.

Processing at Kiri wet mill adheres to stringent quality driven method. After the red ripe cherry is delivered to the processing area, it undergoes meticulous sorting to ensure exceptional cup quality of their coffee. Once pulped, cherries are delivered to fermentation tanks where it will ferment for about 16-20 hours depending on the ambient temperature at that time. The coffee is then fully washed to remove traces of all mucilage in gradient water channels. The parchment will then be distributed on the raised drying sunbeds where it will dry slowly over the course of around 12-20 days. The parchment is covered during the hottest time using shade nets. The dried parchment is then transported to Kirinyaga county mills located in Kutus, Kirinyaga, where it is milled and graded to different grades within 3 days. Once fully milled, this coffee is taken to a coffee storage warehouse in Nairobi county (Africa Global Logistics) where it is stored until it is auctioned.