Single origin from Ruchu, Kenya
Summer calls for bright and bold coffees and few hit the spot quite like a fresh Kenyan. This AA lot comes from the Ruchu washing station and offers crisp and tropical flavours perfect for filter and cold brews.

Region: Murang'a
Variety: SL28, SL34 & Ruiru 11

The Details
The Ruchu Gacharage Farmers Co-Operative Society serves more than 3,500 small scale coffee growers with 5 washing stations dotted across the Murang’a county. Set on the Ruchu river, this namesake washing station is able to utilise this water for pulping and cleaning coffee. Member farmers are educated and incentivized to pick deep red ripe cherries which are delivered and sorted on the same day. Kenya’s infamous washed process is followed with meticulous quality control with depulped coffee moved in clean water fermentation tanks to break down any remaining cherry mucilage. Washing channels remove these layers and sort the coffee again with beautifully clean coffee making it out the raised drying beds.

Patience and precision are the key attributes to any quality coffee operation and, with more than 50 years experience, the Ruchu processing factory embodies this practice. Faced with competition from other agricultural crops and rapid climate changes, they are also working against commercial mono-culture in an effort to promote long-term sustainability. 

Single Origin: Ruchu, Kenya

We are an independent company of coffee enthusiasts, roasting espresso blends and a range of single origin beans. We supply our small flagship café on Hackney’s Broadway Market, our own stall on market day, as well as a growing list of establishments who have chosen to work with us. Established in 2005, our cafe is considered one of the pioneering venues for London’s now-famous coffee revolution.

Single Origin: Ruchu, Kenya

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Single Origin: Ruchu, Kenya

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