Washed Kenya Coffee | Black Label 005

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Grind: Whole Bean

Whole Bean

Size: 12oz

12oz

    KENYA

    BLACK LABEL 005

    Flavor Profile

    BLACK LABEL 005: KENYA

    The Black Label is back.

    For our fifth Black Label release, we’re heading to Kenya —a place that consistently produces some of the most distinctive coffees in the world. This exceptional washed coffee comes from the Thomas Masila Mutunga Estate, and it was exactly the kind of coffee we look for when deciding what deserves the Black Label: expressive, complex, and impossible to ignore.

    In the cup, we’re getting blackberry, cola, and clove. Juicy dark fruit hits first, followed by that deep cola-like sweetness and a subtle clove spice that hangs around in the finish. It’s bright without being overly acidic, sweet without being simple, and has the kind of character that keeps changing as the cup cools.

    Black Label has always been reserved for coffees we believe deserve a little more attention—small releases that stand apart from our everyday lineup. Five releases in, that hasn’t changed.

    Black Label No. 5. Kenya. The conspiracy continues.

    KENYA (BLACK LABEL 005)

    Elevation: ~1580 MASL

    Producer/Farm: Thomas Masila Mutunga, Mbandi Estate

    Variety: SL28

    Region: Kilimambogo, Kenya

    Process: Washed

    ABOUT BLACK LABEL SERIES

    What is the Black Label Series?

    Black Label Series is reserved for highlighting single origin micro lot coffees that have gone through the natural ferment or anaerobic ferment process.

    What Can I Expect from a Black Label Series Coffee?

    A Natural ferment process coffee will have a light body with big fruit forward tasting notes that will linger on your pallet.
    Natural coffees will have a more silky mouthfeel giving you a different experience compared to a washed coffee.
    As Natural coffees cool the flavor profile switch and the sweetness becomes more highlighted with every sip.
    It’s a coffee you are going to want to slow down with, sit, savor and enjoy. 

    What is Natural Ferment Process?

    With a Natural processed coffee the coffee cherries are harvested and let to dry in the sun with the cherry still intact for an extended period of time before removing the seed from the fruit. During this time the fruit ferments in the heat and the sugars get absorbed into the bean giving the coffee a more fruit forward focused coffee drinking experience. 

    What is an Anaerobic Process Coffee?

    With an Anaerobic Process coffee the coffee cherries are harvested and sealed in tanks without oxygen.

    Airlocks are used to allow the coffee to release CO2 gases without allowing oxygen to enter the tank.

    This allows a completely controlled and homogeneous fermentation.

    The coffee is then dried after the 4-5 day anaerobic fermentation process.