Kenya Kirinyaga Kiangoi AA

With 950 members, Kiangoi factory has high quality control standards that shine through in the end cup. After harvest, ripe coffee cherries undergo processing to remove skin and pulp. Then, the coffee is fermented in tanks to break down sugars, and spread out on raised drying beds. Kirinyaga County is located 2 hours from Kenya's capital, Nairobi. It’s also south of Mount Kenya, an extinct volcano and the second highest snow-capped peak in Africa (5,199 masl), after Kilimanjaro. The presence of this snowy mountain in Kirinyaga plays a fundamental role for the population and coffee of the surrounding areas. Its glaciers form the Sagana, Thiba, Nyamindi, Rupinzagi, Rwamuthambi and Ragat rivers, the waters of which are the main source of water for coffee processing.