Clean cup smooth coffee, citrus aroma, signature red currant acidity with some orange peel flavor.
Gachatha is the name of the factory, or wet mill, where members deliver coffee cherry for processing, and sorting before being delivered to the dry-mill where it is finally prepared for export. Gachatha used to be part of the much larger Tetu Farmers Cooperative Society (“FCS”), but broke away on its own almost 10 years ago. There are over 1000 small-holder farmer members, most with less than 200 trees – SL-28 and SL-34, French Mission hybrids produced by Scott Laboratories in the 1930s. The wet mill is located in the lower elevation area at 1300 meters, but coffee is grown up to 1800 meters in this region. This is an AB separation, the 15-17 screen bean size range (measured in 1/64ths of an inch).
Light roasts have flavors of pulpy orange, dried red currant, piquant black tea and lemon rind. The aroma shows smells of fruit jams, berry-like, with accents of orange peel that conjure up an image of cranberry marmalade. The cup has grabby citrus quality that helps to define Gachatha’s bright acidic impression. This is certainly a vibrant clean cup.
- Origin: Kenya
- Region: Nyeri
- Producer: Gachatha FCS
- Grade: AB
- Cultivar: SL-28 & 34
- Altitude: 1300-1800m
- Processing: Washed