DAK - Pastel Pear - Kenya - Washed - SL28, SL34, Batian, Ruiru 11

DAK Coffee Roasters is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands

From DAK

This is a beautiful clean and soft Kenyan profile that represents this year's harvest. This lot is an AA from Gathaithi Cooperative. Tasting notes of pear, yellow plum and white currant.

Before processing, farmers hand-sort the cherries to remove unripe and overripe ones. An Agaarde disc pulping machine is used to remove the skin and pulp from the cherries. The coffees are then graded by density into three categories by the pulper: Grade 1 and 2 are considered higher quality and are fermented separately, while Grade 3 is categorised as a lower grade. The coffee is fermented for 16-24 hours under closed shade. After fermentation, the coffees are washed and again graded by density in washing channels and are then soaked under clean water from the Gatomboya stream for 16-18 hours. The coffee is then sun-dried for up to 21 days on African drying beds. The drying time will depend on weather conditions. The coffees are covered with plastic during midday and at night for protection.