Kenya Nyeri Hill Estate AA | fully washed

Nyeri Hill Estate is owned and managed by the catholic archdiocese of Nyeri. In 1914 the Consolata missionaries introduced the first coffee bushes. Present day, coffee sits in 825 acres of land. The coffee is shade grown using indigenous trees.

Processing at Nyeri Hill Estate adheres to stringent quality-driven method. After the red ripe cherry is delivered to the processing area, it undergoes meticulous sorting to ensure exceptional cup quality of their coffee.

Once pulped, cherries are delivered to fermentation tanks where it will ferment for about 16-24 hours depending on the ambient temperature at that time. The coffee is then fully washed to remove traces of all mucilage in gradient water channels.

The parchment will then be distributed on the raised drying sunbeds where it will dry slowly over the course of around 12-20 days. The parchment is covered during the hottest time using shade nets.

The dried parchment is then transported to NKPCU Sagana mills located in Sagana, Kirinyaga. where it is milled and graded to different grades.

The generation of wealth is shared throughout the community with investments in hospitals, schools as well as employment during harvest time with approximately 500 temporary workers joining the existing 150 employees that manage this large estate.

Krajina: Kenya
Región: Nanyuki, King’ong’o, Nyeri
Farmár: Joseph Nijau
Nadmorská výška: 1,600 – 2000 m.n.m
Odroda: SL28, SL34
Spracovanie: fully washed

SCA: 87