April 2026'S COFFEE WAS...
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The Headlines
Roaster's Choice #3
- Origin: Karatina Town, Nyeri District
- Producer: Tegu Factory
- Process: Washed
- Varietal: SL28 & 34, Ruiru11
- Altitude: 1700-1800masl
- Notes: Strawberry, Rhubarb, Custard
- Cup Score: 88.0
The Lot
TEGU FACTORY AB
This lot is fully washed, with cherries hand-sorted, floated, and depulped before undergoing overnight dry fermentation followed by a second fermentation under water. After thorough washing and soaking, the coffee is dried on raised beds with careful temperature control, including covering during peak heat and at night. The result is a clean, carefully processed lot with strong attention to consistency and quality throughout.
The Producers
Tegaku farmers' cooperative society
This lot comes from around 1,200 smallholder farmers delivering to the Tegu wet mill, part of the Tekangu Farmers Cooperative Society near Karatina. The mill is one of three operated by the cooperative, collecting cherries from farms across several nearby villages. At the station, coffee is centrally processed using careful sorting, fermentation, and raised-bed drying methods to maintain quality and consistency.
What is it?
Kenyan washing and grading
This lot follows the Kenyan double fermentation washed process, where coffee is fermented once after pulping and then again under water before extended washing and soaking. This differs from more conventional washed methods, which typically use a single fermentation and shorter washing stages, resulting in a cleaner, brighter cup profile.
The AB grade refers to the size of the beans, specifically a screen size between 15 and 16, indicating medium to large beans. This grading is based on physical size rather than quality, though it often correlates with consistent roasting and flavour clarity.