Roast level
Light-medium
Light-medium · Agtron 72
Kenya · Nyeri
Kiamabara
blackcurrant · pink grapefruit · demerara
$26
Filter
Washed
Limited lot
Classic Nyeri snap: currant, grapefruit, and a rum-sugar finish. Bright without turning sharp.
1
28 bags left this harvest.
- Producer
- Kiamabara FCS
- Variety
- SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11
- Elevation
- 1,750–1,900 masl
- Cup score
- 89
The lot
Kiamabara still runs a double-soak wash — the old Kenya method that makes these cups ring. We cupped four tables from the factory and kept only the AA screen that tasted like crushed currant, not tomato. A short roast keeps the acidity crystalline.
Harvest Oct – Dec 2025
Brew it like we do
- Method
- V60
- Dose
- 15g
- Water
- 255g
- Temperature
- 92°C
- Time
- 2:35
- Roast
- Filter
Sensory
Intensity
Studio cupping for this lot. Scores run 0–15. Needles sweep when you reach the meters.
Fragrance
12
Aroma
13
Flavor
14
Blackcurrant and pink grapefruit.
Aftertaste
13
Acidity
15
Phosphoric snap, very high.
Sweetness
11
Demerara in the finish.
Mouthfeel
10
