Medium Roast Single Origin

Flavor & taste Notes:

• Sweet Raspberry

• Hibiscus

• Earl Grey Tea

Excellent cup solo or with milk. Great all around !

~ Roasted by Rasa Caffe ~

INFORMATION COURTESY OF COLLABORATIVE COFFEE SOURCE

COFFEE AND PRODUCTION DATA FACTORY NAME:

KAMWANGI COOPERATIVE:

NEW NGARIAMA MEMBERS: 2000

REGION: KIRINYAGA

ALTITUDE (MASL): 1,100 - 1,800

HARVEST: MAY-JUN, NOV-DEC

VARIETIES: SL28, SL34, RUIRU 11 & BATIAN

FERMENTATION: WET PROCESSING DRYING: AFRICAN RAISED BEDS 1 

ABOUT THE KAMWANGI FACTORY: Kamwangi is one of two factories run by New Ngariama Cooperative Society in Kirinyaga county. Kirinyaga is located on the slopes of Mount Kenya and is world renowned for its amazing coffee quality. Kamwangi was established in 1983 and grows the varietals SL28, SL34 with small amounts of Batian and Ruiru 11.

Kamwangi Coffee Factory, located in the north east corner of Kirinyaga County, Nyangeni sub-location, Ngariama Location. It is one of three factories managed by the New Ngariama FCS. This was the second factory established by the Co-op, Kainamui being the original. With increasing volume pressure on both Kamwangi & Kainamui the Co-op established and began processing at their third Factory, Kiamugumo.

The Kamwangi Coffee Factory has red-volcanic soil that infuses the coffee with all the mineral and organic goodness necessary for optimum production. It experiences an annual rainfall of 1100mm at 1100-1800m above sea level. In addition it enjoys cool temperatures of 13-26°C.

The coffee cherries are hand sorted for unripes and overripes by the farmers before they go into production. The pulp (cherry) is removed and the coffee is fermented for 24-36 hours under closed shade depending on climate temperatures.

After fermentation the coffees are washed and again graded by density in washing channels then complete a soak in clean water overnight in clean water. They are then taken to the drying tables where they will be sun dried 12 to 20 days on African drying beds. Again this time depends on weather conditions. Coffees are covered in plastic during midday and at night to protect the beans from night moisture and rains.

From funds set aside from the previous year’s harvest, members of the cooperative can access pre-financing for school fees, access to farm inputs and funds for emergency needs. The factory is receiving assistance from a field partner- Coffee Management Services (CMS).

The long term goal is to increase coffee production through farmer training, ready access to inputs, Good Agricultural Practice seminars, and providing the most current printed materials on sustainable farming.

By paying the producers some of the highest returns for their coffee this objective becomes more possible. In line with the rising awareness on the need to conserve the environment, the factory has dug the waste water soak pits away from the water source where the waste water is allowed to soak in back to the soil.

Currently the factory does not engage in waste water treatment. Additionally the society encourages its members to plant trees on their farms.