Kenya Premium Kirinyaga – Torch Coffee – Mitaro AA Washed Processed

Burman Coffee Traders

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Origin

Kenya

Process

Washed

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Description

Our buddies over at Torch Coffee (Yunnan, China), the masters of funky natural processed coffees, started working with a small coffee factory in Nyeri with the aim of producing boutique natural and anaerobic natural coffee offerings. With now having roots in Kenya, they started bringing is wonderful traditional Kenyans as well. This is a lovely AA screen, a very fresh arrival from one our favorite Kenyan regions: Kirinyaga. Crisp and clean cup with wonderful depth of flavor. Kirinyaga coffee always holds a special place in my heart. My earliest coffee memories involved Kirinyaga coffee. Garry Burman (well before Burman Coffee was in existence) was always a coffee head, I remember helping my mother make him pour overs of his favorite brew when I was only a couple feet tall. Golden Kirinyaga coffee from Victor Allen’s was his favorite premium special coffee, not an everyday item, but one for special occasions. Even back then Kenyans were very expensive and rarer coffees. I remember the first fathers day I was actual able to buy him something myself from saved money, it was a bag of Golden Kirinyaga coffee. After starting BCT in 2002 we often worked with Victor over numerous coffees and origins (including Kirinyaga) but unfortunately Victor left this world a few years ago. Here is a cup to you Mr. Allen! Thank you for spreading the passion of this lovely origin. Tasting Notes: A very clean, exotic and balanced cup of coffee. Kenyan coffees are known for their acidity and spice tones; this cup hit the classic Kenyan cup profile on the head without being overwhelming like some (very balanced in its tones). Not quite sizzling but a very noticeable lemony floral tone upfront at the light to medium roast points balanced with some herbal spice and fading into a nice chocolaty tone that lingers on the tongue. Light roasts will swing the balance towards the floral citric side, darker roasts more towards the jazzy bakers chocolate alley. Holds up into 2nd crack for you dark roa