Marimira

by Botz

Variety: SL28, K7, Ruiru 11, Batian Process: Washed Sourced by: Red Fox Why do we always love the peaberries from Kenya? Are they a tad easier to develop? Is there something magical about their uniformity? Does their shape encourage a perfect drum ride in the roaster? These are the BOTZ questions we seek. Despite lacking all the peaberry answers, we’re excited to offer a Kenyan coffee reminiscent of some of our favorite past brewing experiences. Marimira to us seems to offer a delicate back-and-forth between the famous double-fermented Kenyas of old (think intense berry/caramel) and the more “new-school” profiles, ones we robotically find to be a bit more intense in the citrus department with peachier sensations. Marimira leads with heavy cherry up front with stewed raspberry, but adds in a touch of fresh citrus and nectarine to complement the cup’s density, giving it a versatile fresh and crisp dimension (again…is this peaberry magic?!). As an added and slightly random benefit, we hav