Kenya: Othaya
Chinga
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Beginning with soft damson and fig, there's then a delicate note of dandelion and burdock before it softens to sultana on the finish.
- Country: Kenya
- Province: Nyeri
- District: Othaya
- Affiliated with: Othaya Farmer's Cooperative
- Farm: Chinga
- Processing method: Natural
- Varietals: SL28 & SL34
- Average rainfall: 1,200–1,500 mm
- Elevation: 1,795 m.a.s.l.
- Soil: rich volcanic loam
- GPS coordinates: 0°34'17.4"S 36°56'54.5"E
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Cupping Notes: Damson, fig, dandelion and burdock, sultana
Cup of Excellence Cupping Scores
- Clean cup: (1–8): 6.5
- Sweetness: (1–8): 6.5
- Acidity: (1–8): 6
- Mouthfeel:(1–8): 6.5
- Flavour: (1–8): 7
- Aftertaste: (1–8): 6
- Balance: (1–8): 6.5
- Overall: (1–8): 7
- Correction: (+36): +36
- Total (max. 100): 88
Roasting Information
Medium-dark - Just through to the edge of second, no more, and keep the pace steady. -
Producer Stories
Learn more about coffee sourcingChinga
Othaya Farmer's Cooperative is based at the Gatuyaini wet mill, just north of Othaya town where they house a cupping room (and talented QC person) and their latest addition – a small roastery (where they hope to develop a market for their coffee inside Kenya). Othaya have many different wet mills in the co-operative, and they buy from one of the smallest – Chinga.
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