Kenya – Regional Select – Uteuzi Jimbo – Western AA B20622
Specs:
Source:
Kenya
Variety:
Batian, SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11
Altitude:
1220-2300 MASL
Processing:
Washed
Notes:
"Burnt sugar and jammy strawberry with mild cooked grapefruit flavors. Lots of tart acidity and mellow candy-like sweetness."
Score:
Price/Bag:
$5.75 per lb
$253.00 per bagOut of stock
Background:
Regional Select
The Regional Select program was created to highlight the unique profiles we have found that are inherent to various microclimates in many of the countries from which we source green coffee. Local variables like wind patterns, soil quality, sunlight, elevation, and other environmental influencers have much to do with the common characteristics that separate, say, a Northern Colombian from a Southern Colombian coffee, just as they inform the differences between a Colombian and a Kenyan.
For our Regional Select offerings, we source based on cup quality and character, seeking a balance of “taste of place” with availability and price. These lots are built as blends from coffees that cup out between 84–87 on our 100-point cupping scale, and come with regional and often microregional traceability, but are not farm- or producer-specific.
Uteuzi Jimbo is Swahili for "county select," and is a Regional Select program designed to highlight the different coffee-growing counties of Kenya in which Cafe Imports primarily works: Nyeri, Embu, Muranga, and Kirinyaga. These coffees are traceable down to the region, and are created by blending lots from different factories in each area, basis the cup quality and profile.
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