LAST SPLASH (ETA AUG)

WASHED LOTS:
Last Splash always features washed processed coffees. These are lots in which the fruit and sticky mucilage layers of the coffee cherry are removed after being picked fresh. It is a multi-stage process involving floating cherries in water and then using a de-pulper, which might happen directly at the farm or at larger washing stations. Following a final washing stage, the cherry seeds are dried on patios or raised beds.

While experimental processes are increasingly ubiquitous in specialty coffee circles, I want to always have a washed process on our menu. It is partially because on most mornings, I crave their brilliant clarity and vibrancy.  But also because they can offer a level of complexity and delicate body that will always having you reaching for the cup's last splash. 

You might wonder, why do I love washed lots? Well to draw upon The Breeder’s lyrics, it is pretty simple: “we have come for light, wholly, we have come for light, it's true”.

ORIGIN:
Kiamugumo Factory is part of the New Ngariama Farmer Cooperative Society who own and operate three factories in Kenya. The station is relatively young, being built in 2017 and currently boasts a membership of 2,200 farmers. Kiamugumo is part of the Ngariama community, which sits on the beautiful slopes of Mount Kenya. Its glaciers feed the Kii river which plays an important role in the processing of the coffee at the Kiamugumo washing station.

Kiamugumo has long-term goals to increase coffee production, training seminars, and access to education and sustainable processes for the farmers they work with. They also maintain a demonstration plot that farmers can visit and reference in relation to their own plots.

FLAVOUR:
Our third lot from the Kenyan harvest is a real summery delight. It opens on tropical notes, think pineapple and coconut. There are some deep sugars that mingle with blackberry and black currant notes. It is clean with some nice tea flavours before closing on apricot and peach flavours. Sweet and fruity with cream flavours, the cup is like peach or coconut cream pie. 

ROAST DEGREE: 
Light-Medium.
TASTE:
Blackberry, Red Grape & Peach Snapple.
REGION:
Ngariama, Kirinyaga, Central Province. 
FARM:
Smallholder Farms.
VARIETY:
Ruiru 11, SL-28 &  Batian.
ELEVATION:
1600m.
PROCESS:
Fully Washed.
IMPORTER:
Aleco at Red Fox Merchants.
FOB PRICING:
$15.07 USD per Kilogram.
(This is the price before transport costs including shipping, brokerage, etc.) 
YEARS PARTNERED:
This is our first harvest from Kiamugumo.