Guama Factory, Filter - Kenya

The Guama washing station is a member of the Baragwi Cooperative Society, founded in 1974, and with a reputation for producing some of the best coffees in Kirinyaga.

The coffee cherries are grown by some 3500 smallholders in the surrounding area, collectively producing 750 tonnes annually. The soil is a rich, sandy volcanic soil, perfect for the SL-28 and SL-34 varietals produced. 

The cherries are sorted before being pulped. The parchment is then fermented overnight, before being washed and graded. It is then sun dried for 8-14 days on African drying beds. Patios are covered in plastic during the day and night.

This coffee is clean, bright, and fruity that evokes summer and fruit in all its glory.

• Region: Kirinyaga
• Country: Kenya
  
• Producer: 3500 members of Baragwi Cooperative
• Elevation: 1,600 - 1,800 masl
• Variety: Baitan, Ruiru 11, SL-28, SL-34
• Process: Dried in clean parchment