THE PICKY CHEMIST
BEAUFAYS, BELGIUM
RUERA ESTATE PB 031 - WASHED, SL-28, SL-34, BATIAN, RUIRU 11
DARK BERRIES
RHUBARB
WHITE TEA
ORIGIN: KENYA
PRODUCER: RUERA ESTATE
REGION: KIAMBU, JUJA SUB COUNTY
LOT: PB #031
ALTITUDE: 1,577 MASL
VARIETY: SL-28, SL-34, BATIAN, RUIRU 11
PROCESS: WASHED
HARVEST: 2026
ROAST DATE: AUGUST 23, 2026
FROM THE ROASTER
A BRIGHT, FRUITY PEABERRY LOT WITH LIVELY ACIDITY, HIGH SWEETNESS, DARK-BERRY NOTES AND SUBTLE RHUBARB AND WHITE TEA UNDERTONES.
RUERA ESTATE IS A 190-HECTARE FARM IN JUJA SUB COUNTY, KIAMBU, SET ON GENTLY SLOPING RED-VOLCANIC SOILS AT 1,577 MASL. COOL TEMPERATURES AND BIMODAL RAINFALL SUPPORT SLOW, EVEN CHERRY DEVELOPMENT. SINCE 2006 THE FARM HAS BEEN MANAGED BY COFFEE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WHOSE AGRONOMISTS PROVIDE CONTINUOUS FIELD SUPPORT AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN PROCESSING. RUERA'S NATURAL LOT WON 1ST PLACE AT THE KENYA NATIONAL TASTE OF HARVEST 2024–2025.
CHERRIES ARE HAND-PICKED, CAREFULLY SORTED AND PROCESSED WITH STRICT CONTROL TO AVOID OVER-FERMENTATION OR REWETTING. DRYING TAKES PLACE ON RAISED BEDS UNTIL THE COFFEE REACHES 10–11% MOISTURE.
