Kenya-Gakundu

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Black Tea, Cola, Lemon, Charged Pepper

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A woman in black rubber boots stands in a coffee washing channel, stirring parchment coffee in water with a wooden pole. She is smiling slightly, wearing a sleeveless patterned blouse. The background shows concrete channels and a covered structure. Text overlaid on the image reads "KENYA GAKUNDU" with a red line above and below the word "KENYA."
Kenya-Gakundu
From:  15.50

Region: Embu

Altitude: 1650-18500  masl

Coffee varieties: Batian, SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11

Process: Washed

Drying: Dried on African drying beds for 21-30 days

Cupping notes: Black Tea, Cola, Lemon, Charged Pepper

Cupping score: 87

Gakundu Coffee Factory is located in Embu County in central Kenya. The county borders Mount Kenya, one of the most well-respected coffee-growing regions in the world. The main harvest for Gakundu is from October through February. Varieties grown are typical for Kenya; SL-28, Ruiru 11, and Batian. Gakundu Farmer’s Cooperative Society is located at Ngandori West, Kairuri sub-location in Embu county. The variety breakdown of coffee plants in the region is 60% of SL 28, 35% Ruiru, and 5% Batian.

The factory sits at an altitude of about 1650m above sea level in a region with red soil. The area experiences moderate bimodal rainfall of about 1100mm p.a. with temperatures ranging between 13-25 degrees Celsius. The long rains fall between March and May while the short rains come between October and December.

Gakundu farms have two cropping seasons: Late crop running from the end of September to mid-January, contributing 60%, and early crop from April to July contributing 40% of the total annual production.

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