SLEEPER Kayu AA Kenya
SLEEPER Kayu AA Kenya
- We roast and fulfill orders Tuesday and Thursday
- Free local pickup available on Wednesdays at Buckman Coffee Factory in SE Portland
TART, TROPICAL, EFFERVESCENT.
Producer: Multiple Smallholder Producers
Location: Murang'a County, Kenya
Elevation: 1650 meters
Variety: SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11
Process: Washed
Kayu Coffee Factory has been washing coffee in Murang'a County since 1964, which makes it one of the the older stations in the region. Most Kenyan coffee that reaches the U.S. comes off the slopes of Mount Kenya, but Kayu sits off the Aberdare Ridge instead, a separate range with its own growing conditions. It's now run under the New Kiriti Farmers Cooperative Society, and the station still pulps its cherry with water pumped straight from the nearby Kagondo River.
The coffee around Kayu grows as a field blend rather than sorted rows of one variety, mostly SL28 and SL34 planted together with some Ruiru 11 worked in. SL28 and SL34 both come from single-tree selections made by Scott Agricultural Laboratories in the 1930s, SL28 chosen for its drought resistance and cup quality, SL34 descended from a Typica tree on the Loresho Estate outside Nairobi. Ruiru 11 is a newer, disease-resistant hybrid, bred at Kenya's Ruiru research station after a coffee berry disease epidemic destroyed half the country's crop in 1968 and released commercially in 1985.
This particular lot is the AA separation, meaning it's been graded down to the largest screen size out of the harvest. The cup is giving us distinct notes tropical fruits, hibiscus, and an unmistakable effervescence.
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Shipping policy.
We roast all orders on Tuesday and Thursday. Orders placed after 4:30am PST on Tuesday or Thursday will be shipped on the following roast day.
Please select a secure delivery address to send your coffee. All packages are shipped with insurance; however, this does not cover packages that have gone missing after they are marked as delivered by the carrier. Pastime Coffee is not responsible for packages that are lost or stolen.
Please email orders@pastime.coffee for any additional questions or concerns.
Roasting style.
All of our single-origin coffees are roasted as lightly as possible while ensuring full flavor development, clarity, and highlighting terroir.
Our blends, 4:30am and Sure Thing offer a variety of roasting styles and are engineered for consistency and reliability. Please visit those products for more information on those specific roasting styles.
Please note that our coffee should be rested for at least 7 days after roasting to achieve optimal results.
Can you grind my coffee for me?
Yes! All orders are shipped whole bean by default. If you need us to grind your order, please let us know in the notes section at checkout. Don't forget to also add your brew method so we get the grind size correct.