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Kenya Othaya Gura AA
Gura AA is a classic high-toned Kenya cup, with tongue-twisting fruits that go from juicy citrus, to tangy berry, to tart black currant notes. Light roasts pull out a profile of red fruit punch with orange, dark berries, and a hint of pineapple. City to City+.
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Full Cupping Notes
This large bean screen size from Gura makes for a lovely fruit-focused coffee at the lighter end of the roast spectrum, with complex flavors that are bright and juicy. A raw sugary sweetness is at the core of the fragrance and aroma, yet it's the complimentary fruited smells that captured my attention. My City roast smelled of red berry and vibrant citrus, with a sugary sweetness behind it. The wet aroma had a citrus and vanilla scent that reminded me of Orange Julius drink, with accents of cranberry and clove. Light roasts had a fruit punch flavor when brewed that's like red tropical punch made up of pineapple, berry and orange juices. It's a classic high-toned Kenya cup, with tongue-twisting fruits that go from citrus, to tangy berry, to black currant notes. Gura's acidity level is a more than moderate, breathes life into the cup, and provides a nice through-line that threads together the complex flavor profiles. Bittersweet chocolate roast tones are in store at Full City, as well as fruity flavors that come off more like dried fruit and fruit leather. I preferred this Kenya "light and bright", but can't deny the impressive dark fruits that still came through at Full City.
- Process Method Wet Process (Washed)
- Cultivar Bourbon Types
- Farm Gate Yes
This coffee is from the Gura Factory, a washing station more or less that rests near the banks of the Gura river. Nothing industrious about this "factory", except for the machinery to wash and depulp coffee cherries! Gura is one of 19 washing stations that make up the Othaya Farmer's Cooperative Society, a coop-run organization, one of the older ones I might add. Altitude of the washing station is just shy of 1750 meters and the coffee is grown between 1750 to 2000 meters (mostly SL-28, SL-34, with some Ruiru-11). We try our best to return to the societies who regularly produce some of the best Kenya coffees we see, and each year we come across coffees new to us - like Gura - and this list continues to grow. This coffee was purchased direct, not through the Kenya auction system, so we could avoid the risk of losing it. To do this we pay a price that is higher than what the top auction bid might be, but it means we get the exact lot we want. In Kenya, coffee grades are determined by bean size, which are referred to as "out-turns". The most common out-turns are AA (17/64" - 19/64" screen), AB (15/64" - 17/64" screen), and Peaberry,". This is the AA out-turn, which commands the highest price. It doesn't always mean the best cup, though that sentiment rang true in the samples of Gura we tasted.
| Region | Nyeri |
|---|---|
| Processing | Wet Process (Washed) |
| Drying Method | Raised Bed Sun Dried |
| Arrival date | August 2023 Arrival |
| Lot size | 7 |
| Bag size | 60 KG |
| Packaging | GrainPro Liner |
| Farm Gate | Yes |
| Cultivar Detail | SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru-11 |
| Grade | AA |
| Appearance | .2 d/300gr, 17-19 Screen |
| Roast Recommendations | City to City+ |
| Type | Farm Gate |