NDWIGA FAMILY – NGINDA ESTATE – FIELD BLEND, WASHED – KENYA

SEY
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

NDWIGA FAMILY – NGINDA ESTATE – FIELD BLEND, WASHED

RED CURRANT
ROSE HIPS
HIBISCUS

ORIGIN: KENYA
REGION: EMBU
ALTITUDE: 1,800 MASL
VARIETAL: FIELD BLEND
PROCESS: WASHED
HARVEST: DECEMBER 2025

ROAST DATE: JULY 27, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR WORKING WITH THE NDWIGA FAMILY. NGINDA ESTATE IS A SMALL FAMILY FARM AND A NEIGHBOR OF OUR EXPORTING PARTNERS, KAMAVINDI, WHO PRESENTED US WITH A SAMPLE OF THIS DELIGHTFUL LOT. IN THE CUP WE FIND RED CURRANT, ROSE HIPS, AND HIBISCUS.

ABOUT THE NDWIGA FAMILY

THE NDWIGA FAMILY FARMS A SMALL PLOT IN EMBU COUNTY ON THE SLOPES OF MT. KENYA. WHILE WE DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THEM AT THIS TIME, WE LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING NGINDA ESTATE AND LEARNING MORE WHEN WE RETURN TO KENYA IN THE FALL.

ABOUT THIS FIELD BLEND

WE BELIEVE THIS LOT FROM THE NDWIGA FAMILY IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF THE MAIN KENYAN SL VARIETIES. HOWEVER, RECENT GENETIC TESTING ON OTHER FARMS HAS BEGUN TO CHALLENGE LONG-HELD ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHICH VARIETIES ARE ACTUALLY BEING CULTIVATED IN KENYA. THIS REMAINS AN ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECT, AND WE WILL SHARE THE UPDATED FINDINGS AS THE STORY UNFOLDS!