Kenya Kiamugumo AA - medium roast
Kenya Kiamugumo AA - medium roast
- Country: Kenya
- Process: Washed
- Region: Gariama, Manyatta, Kirinyaga
- Elevation: 1550 MASL
- Variety: Batian, SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11
- Roast Level: Medium
Molasses, clove, and cooked grapefruit flavors with piquant acidity and mellow sugary sweetness.
Factory
New Ngariama Farmers Cooperative Society operates the Kiamugumo Factory, which was founded in the 1970s. There are about 1,500 contributing members who deliver cherry to the factory, each growing coffee alongside other crops on about 1/8th a hectare each, average.
Region - Kirinyaga
Kirinyaga, in Central Kenya, is home to Mt. Kenya. It is forested with a wealth of exotic wildlife receiving 50 inches of rain per year. Many rivers run through the region and the soil is rich and volcanic, providing smallholders and cooperatives with the resources to grow and process some of Kenya's most fruit-forward coffees.
Variety - Batian, SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11
Although this specific lot is not traceable down to a single variety, it represents a blend of Batian, SL28, SL34, and Ruiru 11.