THE PICKY CHEMIST
BEAUFAYS, BELGIUM
INOI KIANDERI AA 043 - WASHED, SL-28, SL-34, BATIAN, RUIRU 11
LIME
BAKED TOMATO
WILD SLOE
BLACKCURRANT
ORIGIN: KENYA
PRODUCER: KIANDERI FACTORY, INOI FARMERS COOPERATIVE SOCIETY
REGION: KIRINYAGA
LOT: AA #043
ALTITUDE: 1,650–1,800 MASL
VARIETY: SL-28, SL-34, BATIAN, RUIRU 11
PROCESS: WASHED
HARVEST: 2026
ROAST DATE: AUGUST 23, 2026
FROM THE ROASTER
A BRIGHT, SAVORY-SWEET WASHED AA WITH WILD-FRUIT COMPLEXITY, SHOWING LIME, BAKED TOMATO AND WILD SLOE AROMATICS, OPENING INTO A CLEAN BLACKCURRANT FINISH.
THE KIANDERI WASHING STATION SITS AT THE FOOTHILLS OF MOUNT KENYA, NEAR KERUGOYA IN KIRINYAGA COUNTY. IT BELONGS TO THE INOI FARMERS COOPERATIVE SOCIETY AND RECEIVES CHERRIES FROM 900 ACTIVE PRODUCERS. MINERAL-RICH RED VOLCANIC SOILS, 1,400MM OF ANNUAL RAINFALL AND AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 20.5°C MAKE THIS ONE OF THE MOST FERTILE AREAS IN THE COUNTRY.
ON ARRIVAL THE CHERRIES ARE HAND-SORTED TO REMOVE UNDER-RIPE FRUIT AND DEFECTS, THEN PULPED, FERMENTED OVERNIGHT, WASHED AND GRADED. DRYING ON RAISED BEDS LASTS 10 TO 20 DAYS DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS.
