Thageini - Amber *Rare*

by Offshoot Coffee

Tasting Notes: Blackberry, Cherry Reduction, ToffeeCountry: KenyaRegion: NyeriProcess: Carbonic Maceration WashedVariety: SL28, SL34Elevation: 1650–1800 masl Background Information Thageini - Amber is processed at the Thageini Wet Mill, part of the Aguthi Farmers Co-operative Society, a group of around 2000 producers who are deeply committed to quality, sustainability, and education. This particular lot is crafted through a carefully controlled carbonic maceration process—a rare approach in Kenya that focuses on flavour development through precision fermentation. After harvesting, only the ripest red cherries (20–22° Brix) are sorted by hand before being placed whole in sealed tanks filled with CO₂, forcing oxygen out. Yeast, temperature and humidity are carefully controlled to guide an eight-day fermentation at ambient temperatures. This draws out beautifully intense citrus-blossom aromatics and caramel sweetness. The cherries are then pulped, thoroughly washed, and dried thin on rai