Week 2: Embrace your inner Grill Daddy and get ready for this 🔥 coffee.
Double Washed?! SL-28 and SL-34 varietals?! Strange tasting notes!? Yes, this week's roast is a coffee nerds DREAM. But, I think it's also just a great tasting coffee for anyone to enjoy.
When we cupped this one for the first time we tasted canned peaches which maybe sounds weird, but there's a syrupy, slightly funky sweetness. And... wait for it... tomato. Maybe unripe tomato or even tomatillo. It's a weird note, but coffees from this region are actually known for it. The sweetness, the tomatoy-ness... it made us think of ketchup. Which made us think of hot dogs. Thus, The Grill Daddy was born.
Let's watch the reveal!
Week 2: The Grill Daddy
Origin: Kenya
Region: Nyeri
Cooperative: Gikanda
Factory: Kangocho
Varietals: SL-34, SL-28, Batian
Process: Double Washed
Elevation: 1600-1800 MASL
Tasting Notes: Passionfruit, Canned Peaches, Tomatillo
The Kangocho factory is located at the entrance of the Karatina town, which is on the slopes of Mount Kenya right in the heart of Nyeri County. Ripe cherries delivered to this factory are processed on the same delivery day and graded by density before undergoing fermentation.
After washing and grading the coffee a second time, the coffee beans are soaked under clean water from the Gatomboya stream and then dried on African raised beds for up to 21 days.
This is a super premium bean and we tried our best to do just enough to it to bring out all it's most nuanced and interesting qualities. Let us know how we did!
What do you think of Kenyan coffee? Do you get that tomato note? Do you hate it? Let us know in the comments below!
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4 comments
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I also got more savoury than sweet on this one! I couldn’t even pick out a specific note because my brain was so confused, like if you sat down for a bowl of soup & it tasted like coffee? Very interesting in a good way!
Caelin on
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Ok, been sippin this one for a few days now, and I personally get more of the savoury notes over the sweetness. I find the sweet juicy syrup comes out at the end once it cools down! Freshly ground smells like hot buttered popcorn to me and I’m def getting the green tomato straight out of the cup. Really liking this one :)
Kim on
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I agree with Brandon. Definitely got less of the vegetal/tomato note on this one, but noticed a nice syrupy sweetness and higher acidity than I expected – in a pleasant way.
This was a complex one that I had trouble putting my finger on. I want to say cinnamon/spice and the sweetness was a bit like maple syrup for me. Will be thinking about this one a lot, haha.
Spencer on
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Wowee I LOOOOOVVVEEEE Kenyan coffee! I just returned home from a road trip and have only drank SG instant coffee all week (which was EXCELLENT), but made a Chemex of this beauty this morning and it is DIVINE! Not getting as much tomatillo as from the V60 – this cup is very syrupy peach and passion fruit. Been reading mixed blogs about “tomatoiness” in Kenyans – some suggest it is a defect in production and/or roasting profile; and others that prize this unique regional quality. Jury is out, and regardless, this one puts a smile on my face and that is the point of drinking coffee anyway!
Anyone try it iced? Seems like another good contender.
Brandon Litun on