Kenya, Ichamara AA - Filter

by Fjord

Flavour Notes: Cherry, Hibiscus, RaspberryOrigin: Nyeri County, KenyaProducer: Smallholder farmers organized around the Ichamara factoryProcessing: WashedFarm: Smallholder farmers organized around the Ichamara factoryWashing Station: Ichamara factoryVariety: SL28 SL34, Ruiru 11Altitude: 1600 - 1800 m.a.s.l.Roast Profile: FilterRoast Degree: LightIchamara is a smallholders’ coffee from Nyeri, produced by members of the New Gikaru Farmers Cooperative Society. Set on the lower slopes around Mt Kenya’s volcanic soils, this factory has the pedigree we associate with Kenya’s most expressive coffees: altitude, meticulous processing, and an unwavering focus on clean, vibrant flavour.Cherries are hand-sorted on arrival, depulped and fermented overnight, then washed in fresh, cold water. The parchment is channel-sorted by density into distinct grades before slow drying on raised beds for 1–2 weeks, and finally conditioned for stability. It is a classic Kenyan washed approach, and it shows in t