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**Process:** [Washed](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/processing-method/washed)

**Region:** [Nyeri, Kenya 🇰🇪](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/region/ce713a8c-1174-450c-a1f0-e453887b8444)

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[Kirinyaga, Kenya 🇰🇪](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/region/1742a708-09ab-4614-8c0c-ffb00742347f)

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[Muranga, Kenya 🇰🇪](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/region/7a674698-7bc6-4d92-835e-c3c68689d080)

**Variety:** [Batian](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/variety/batian)

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[Ruiru 11](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/variety/ruiru-11)

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[SL28](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/variety/sl28)

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[SL34](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/variety/sl34)

**Recommended for:** Filter

## What the Brand Says

> - 1. Gondo Peaberry / New Kiriti FCS 2. Kigwandi Peaberry / Mutheka FCS 3. Kanjathi Peaberry / Kangiri FCS 4. Ruthagati AA / Rutuma FCS 5. Kiringa AA / Kabare FCS 6. Kamwangi AA / New Ngariama FCS 7. Kii AA / Rungeto FCS - Cultivar: SL 28, SL34, Ruiru11 and Batian - Country: Kenya - Process: Washed - Roast: Filter - Pack: 7 x 100g Kenyan Top Lot Tasting Kit Seven washed Kenyan lots, each scored above 86 SCA by our green coffee merchant Covoya. Selected through primeur tasting, a first look reserved for a limited number of roasters ahead of general allocation. Roasted to preserve acidity structure and cup clarity, rather than soften it for easy drinking. Same washed process, same light Nordic-style profile across all seven, so the variation you taste comes from county, factory, and lot, less from roast style, spanning Nyeri, Murang’a, and Kirinyaga. What does FCS mean? - FCS stands for Farmers Cooperative Society, the primary organizational unit for smallholder coffee production in Kenya. - A single FCS is typically owned and governed by several hundred to several thousand member farmers, most cultivating under half a hectare each. - Rather than each farmer processing their own cherry, an FCS operates one or more factories, Kenya’s term for a wet mill, where members deliver ripe cherry for sorting, depulping, fermentation, washing, and drying under shared management. - A single FCS name on a bag does not indicate a single farm. It indicates a cooperative structure: many smallholders, one factory, one processing standard. - The factory name (Kii, Kamwangi, Gondo) identifies the specific wet mill within that cooperative, since larger FCS entities often operate several factories across a growing area. - Lot separation happens at the factory level, by delivery day, grade, and processing batch, which is what allows cup differences to be traced back to a specific factory and lot rather than to an individual grower. What does AA mean? - **Bean Size:** AA refers to the largest screen size in Kenya’s grading system, typically 7.2 to 7.8 mm in diameter (screen size 17/18). - **Flavor Profile:** Larger beans are commonly associated with higher-altitude growing conditions in Kenya, and often show bright, complex profiles with citrus, berry, or floral notes. - **Density and Roasting:** That same density makes AA lots roast evenly, but also means they hold onto structure longer during extraction. What is Peaberry? - Kenya Peaberry is defined by a natural mutation where a coffee cherry develops a single, round seed instead of the usual two flat-sided beans. - Representing roughly 5 to 10 percent of a harvest, these beans are hand-sorted from the rest of the lot. - They are known for an intense, sweet, and bright citrus profile.

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# Kenya Top Lot Kit

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## Profile

### Taste characteristics

**Body:** 62/100 — Light & tea-like (0) to Full-bodied & creamy (100)

**Acidity:** 80/100 — Soft (0) to Bright & acidic (100)

**Sweetness:** 70/100 — Less sweet (0) to Very sweet (100)

**Bitterness:** 25/100 — Subtle bitterness (0) to Pronounced bitterness (100)

**Character:** 8/100 — Conventional (0) to Funky & novel (100)

**Roast level:** Light — 2/7, from Extra light (1) to Extra dark (7)

## Tasting Notes

Almond

Berries

Blackberry

Blackcurrant

Caramel

Cherry

Honey

Lime

Orange

Plum

Raspberry

Rhubarb

Tea

Vanilla

Bright

Clean

Creamy

Juicy

Syrupy

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