Best For
Best Brewed As: V60 · Chemex · AeroPress · Kalita Wave / Espresso
You'll Like It If:
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You enjoy bright, fruit-led coffees with white grape, guava, green apple and blackcurrant.
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You want a washed coffee with a silky medium body rather than a syrupy natural-process profile.
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You are interested in SL28 and SL34.
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You mainly brew filter coffee but want the option of a bright specialty espresso.
Tasting Profile
Tasting Notes: Vanilla · White Grapes · Red Guava · Green Apple · Honey · Blackcurrant
Body: Medium & Silky
Acidity: Bright, Vibrant & Wine-Like
Sweetness: Fruit-and-honey sweetness
Finish: Long and clean with lingering fruit detail
Coffee Details
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Field
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Value
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Origin
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Kenya
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Source / Station
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Gititu Factory
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Region
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Central Kenya
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Cultivars / Selections
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SL28 · SL34
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Process
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Fully Washed
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Fermentation
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24–72 hours double fermentation
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Drying
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Raised beds
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Elevation
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1,700 MASL
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Why This Coffee Tastes This Way
Kenya Washed has one of the clearest production identities in the current catalog: Gititu Factory, Central Kenya, SL28/SL34, fully washed processing, a documented double-fermentation window and raised-bed drying. The published cup moves through white grape, red guava, green apple, honey, blackcurrant and vanilla with bright wine-like acidity and a silky body. Those facts explain what the lot is; they are not used to claim that variety, fermentation or altitude automatically creates quality or an exact flavor.
Recommended Brewing
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V60: A natural starting point for separating grape, guava, green apple and blackcurrant.
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Chemex: Useful when you want a cleaner, lighter presentation of the bright acidity.
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AeroPress / Kalita Wave: Flexible methods for keeping sweetness while adding a little more body.
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Espresso: Suitable for an intentionally bright specialty shot; tune extraction to this coffee rather than using a dark-roast espresso recipe.
1718 Brewing Tip: If the cup tastes too sharp, change extraction variables gradually rather than blaming “Kenyan acidity.” The published acidity belongs to this lot, and brew balance still matters.
Traceability & Sourcing
Gititu Factory, Central Kenya, 1,700 MASL, SL28/SL34, fully washed processing, the supplied 24–72 hour double-fermentation window and raised-bed drying.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Kenya Washed taste like?
1718 describes this lot with vanilla, white grape, red guava, green apple, honey and blackcurrant, with bright wine-like acidity and a silky medium body.
What are SL28 and SL34?
They are named Kenyan coffee cultivars/selections listed for this product. Their presence helps identify the lot but does not guarantee a specific score or flavor.
What does double fermentation mean here?
24–72 hours of double fermentation as part of the washed process. The page treats this as a production detail, not a guarantee of brighter flavor or higher quality.
