Kenya - Gatagua Muranga AA Washed 5lb

Kenya - Gatagua Muranga AA Washed

Region:  Murang'a, Central Kenya
Producer:  845 smallholders delivering to the Gatagua station
Varietal:  SL28, SL34
Altitude: 1700-1800 MASL
Process:  Washed

We Taste:  Raspberry, Lemon Curd, Shortbread

Light Roast

Gatagua Factory is run by Gatagua Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS). Over 845 members deliver cherry to the station. Members of Gatagua FCS cultivate coffee at 1,600 to 1,800 meters above sea level and Gatagua Factory takes every action to preserve the exceptional quality of the cherry delivered by their members. Gatagua means “gathering” in Kikuyu, a local Bantu language. The cooperative was formed by 3 cooperatives that split off from another cooperative and “gathered” together to form a new cooperative society. 

Murang’a lies just south of Nyeri and backs onto the temperate slopes of the Aberdare Mountain range on its western borders. Fertile red volcanic soil provides plenty of nutrients for growing trees while warm daytime and cooler nighttime temperatures create the best environment for beans to develop slowly and amass as much sugar as possible. Farms in the county tend to be small, and farmers cultivate coffee on small plots alongside other food crops.