TIM WENDELBOE - Karogoto – Christmas Edition - Kenya - Washed - SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11 & Batian

 
Tim Wendelboe Coffee Roasters is located in Oslo, Norway

From Tim Wendelboe

This Kenyan coffee from the Karogoto wet mill, has a very distinct and intense fruity flavour with a refreshing acidity. Expect notes of rose blackberry, hibiscus and blackcurrants.

The coffees from Karogoto are always super clean and have an intense fruity and floral flavour. This is most likely because many of the members/farmers are still growing the SL28 cultivar and have received a lot of agricultural training over the years. The climatic conditions also contribute to the coffees intensity. The cool nights and moderately hot days slow down the ripening process and give a very sweet, intense and unique coffee.

This years coffee tastes really ripe and fruity like blackberry and blackcurrants. Normally the coffees from Karogoto tend to have a lighter body and high acidity with tart rose hip flavours but this year I think the profile is slightly different and leaning towards more of that «classic Kenyan» style with loads of purple fruit flavours.

I chose this coffee to be one of our «Christmas Edition»  coffee as I simply love drinking juicy and fruity coffees with a tart acidity after a heavy christmas dinner.

This coffee is produced by several hundred farmers, most of them growing the famous Kenyan SL28 and SL34 cultivars. While some have planted newer hybrids like Ruiru 11 and Batian you can clearly taste the clean and fruity flavours in this coffee that are so common for the SL cultivars.