Taking a trip to funky town, we get a tour of bruised plum, prunes and raisins with a thick, syrupy body and a blackberry jam on the aftertaste.

• Country: Kenya
• Province: Nyeri
• District: Othaya
• Affiliated with: Othaya Farmer's Cooperative
• Farm: Chinga
• Processing method: Natural
• Varietals: SL28 & SL34
• Average rainfall: 1,200–1,500 mm
• Altitude: 1,795 m.a.s.l.
• Coordinates: 0°34'45.4"S 36°55'35.2"E
• Soil: rich volcanic loam
• GPS coordinates: 1°00'16.5"S 37°01'47.6"E

Cupping Notes

Bruised plum, prunes, blackberry jam

• Clean cup: (1–8): 6
• Sweetness: (1–8): 6.5
• Acidity: (1–8): 6
• Mouthfeel: (1–8): 7
• Flavour: (1–8): 6.5
• Aftertaste: (1–8): 6.5
• Balance: (1–8): 6
• Overall: (1–8): 7
• Correction:(+36): +36
• Total (max. 100): 87.5

Roast Information
Medium to Medium-dark - You want to finish this at the end of the gap, but don't rush there too quickly, give it a little development time to build sweetness.

Chinga Farm

Othaya Farmer's Cooperative is based at the Gatuyaini wet mill, just north of Othaya town where they house a cupping room (and talented QC person) and their latest addition – a small roastery (where they hope to develop a market for their coffee inside Kenya). Othaya have many different wet mills in the co-operative, and they buy from one of the smallest – Chinga. 

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