Kenya: Edition 22.056
Chinga
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A very well balanced cup, the brightness of blackcurrant and black cherry plays against a velvety body and a sweetness of speculoos biscuits, before a delicate raspberry comes into the finish.
- Country: Kenya
- Province: Nyeri
- District: Othaya
- Affiliated with: Othaya Farmer's Cooperative
- Farm: Chinga
- Processing method: Washed
- Varietals: SL28 & SL34 AB
- 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
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Blackcurrant, black cherry, speculoos biscuits
- Clean cup: (1–8): 6
- Sweetness: (1–8): 6
- Acidity: (1–8): 6
- Mouthfeel: (1–8): 6.5
- Flavour: (1–8): 6.5
- Aftertaste: (1–8): 6.5
- Balance: (1–8): 7.5
- Overall: (1–8): 6
- Correction:(+36): +36
- Total (max. 100): 87
Roast Information
Medium - take this through first and slow it down slightly to develop it in the gap, finishing at the end of the gap. -
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Producer Stories
Learn more about coffee sourcingChinga
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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Our Packaging

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Home-compostable
That’s right - once you’re finished, you can bung your 125g or 250g bag straight into your compost heap at home and watch it give back to the earth. The image above shows a 250g bag after just 3 weeks on a compost heap.
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Roasted fresh
Being uncompromising on quality means being uncompromising with freshness. Roasted to order, every day of the working week. That’s a promise.
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