HOT ! TIM WENDELBOE - Karinga | Kenya - Washed - SL28, SL34, Ruiru11, Batian

Tim Wendelboe Coffee Roasters is located in Oslo, Norway

From Tim Wendelboe

A classic Kenyan coffee with a distinct and intense fruity flavour and a refreshing acidity. Expect intense notes of blackcurrants and rose hips with delicate floral aromas.

SL28 is one of the most popular cultivars grown in Kenya because of its high yields and superior quality in the cup. It is no secret that I love this fruity cultivar that at its best taste like black currant juice, rhubarb or rose hip tea. SL28 was a selection made by the Scott Agricultural Laboratories in the 1930\'s and along with the SL34 cultivar it is the most commonly grown cultivar in Kenya and an important reason why everyone thinks about fruity coffees when they speak of Kenyan coffees.

Tim\'s notes

This coffee is grown at around 1900 masl in Kiambu where the climate is cool and makes the coffee ripen slower and develop more flavour, sweetness and acidity.Most of the members who sell their coffee cherries to this wet mill mainly grow the traditional SL28 and SL34 cultivars because of their good yields and exceptional quality in high altitudes. Of course you will find the rust tolerant coffee hybrids Batian and Ruiru 11 grown on these farms, still the majority of the farmers in this area are reluctant to plant them as they demand more inputs to grow well.For me this coffee has been a standout for several years when I have been tasting coffees in Kenya because of its intensity of flavour. It has a crisp acidity and an intense fruity and floral character that makes it both intense and elegant at the same time.