12oz Kenya Gatina
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Kenyan coffees are some of the most expressive in the world. While we often discuss factors like soil, elevation, and rainfall, the frequency of cherry picking and processing protocols are equally important to coffee quality. In Kenya, cherries are picked 1-2 times per week during the harvest, unlike in the Americas where picking generally occurs three times throughout the entire harvest. We believe that this frequent picking, along with meticulous grading protocols, catapults Kenyan coffee into a completely different class of expressiveness.

This Gatina AA lot, which features SL varieties that date back to the 1960s, is a perfect example; it's a showcase of what we love about Kenyan coffees and our first release of the 2024 harvest. The older coffee trees from which this lot was harvested yield less cherry than a younger plant might, but what they lack in yield they make up for in the character of their overall cup profile. The profile is further refined by the AA selection, a designation that requires the beans to be larger and extremely uniform in size and density, representing the highest specialty coffee tier available for export in Kenya.

This lot was processed at the Gatina Coffee Washing Station in Nyeri, which sits at an elevation of 1,700 - 1,800 meters and uses water from the Sagana River. With a member count of 800, they produce coffee from older SL-28, SL-34, Batian, and Ruiru trees planted in red volcanic and black cotton soil.
  • Country Kenya
  • Flavor Profile Chocolate + Molasses
  • Variety SL-28, SL-34, Ruiri, Batian

The details

  • Country Kenya
  • Region Nyeri, Central Highlands
  • Elevation Range 1700 - 1800 m
  • Processing Method Washed
  • Drying Method Raised Bed
  • Harvest November 2023 - January 2024
  • In Season

How To Brew

We recommend starting with a 1:18 coffee-to-water ratio, which provides an excellent total extraction level and maximizes flavor pulled out of the ground coffee. For our single origin coffees we recommend a pour over method either on a Chemex, V60 or Kalita Wave on a 5 or 6 grind setting if you are ordering from intelligentsia.com.

Recommended Method Pour Over

  1. 01.
    Boil Water 205 - 212 F
  2. 02.
    Weigh Coffee 1g of coffee per 18g of water
  3. 03.
    Drop In Filter Add filter to equipment
  4. 04.
    Grind Coffee Grind coffee and add to filter
  5. 05.
    Add Water Add water in stages
  6. 06.
    Remove Filter Enjoy your coffee!
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    Why We're Different

    • Intelligentsia coffee buyers travel year-round working with a network of farmers. From the farm, coffee arrives at the roasting works in Chicago, where coffee professionals cup, grade, and release over 50 single-origins and blends annually.

    • Intelligentsia Direct Trade means partnering with people who obsess about quality as much as we do, and building meaningful relationships with farmers. Today, the Intelligentsia Direct Trade community includes more than 50 partners in 14 countries.

    • A quarter-century of obsession with quality, more than 15 years of sourcing great coffee the right way, and an authoritative point of view on how to elevate coffee make Intelligentsia a trusted partner on your coffee journey.

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12oz Kenya Gatina
Kenya Gatina AA