Githembe - SL28 - SL34 - Ruiru 11 - Batian [washed] filter roast

Githembe - SL28 - SL34 - Ruiru 11 - Batian [washed] filter roast

This Kenyan has flavours of ribena, Syrah & ripe apricot.

Roasted in H-town 02 SEP 2026
$28.00
$28.00
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About the farmer(s)

Githembe - SL28 - SL34 - Ruiru 11 - Batian [washed] — Kenya

The Githembe Coffee Factory is one of three coffee factories owned by the members of the Thiririka Farmers Cooperative Society. The Githembe factory was established in the 1969 & serves around 1500 co-op members. After harvesting, coffee is delivered to the factory and undergoes the wet processing method. Water is pumped from the Thiririka River into reservoir tanks for pulping and washing. After pulping, the coffee is stored overnight, washed, soaked and spread on drying tables. The parchment is frequently turned on the drying tables & is then sorted & stored before being delivered to dry mills.

  • region Kiambu County
  • farm/farmer Thiririka Farmers Cooperative Society
  • altitude 1800 meters
  • crop 2026
  • cultivar SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11, Batian
  • process Washed

SL28 & SL4 were bred by Scott Laboratories in 1931 using various coffees from Ethiopia, Sudan & Yemen. Ruiru 11 was bred in 1985 at the Coffee Research Station in Ruiru. The aim was for a coffee plant with high resistance to coffee leaf rust & coffee berry disease. Batian, [named after the highest peak of Mt. Kenya] was bred at the Coffee Research Station for disease resistance & released in 2010.

Githembe Coffee Factory.

Sorting coffee at Githembe.

Workers at Githembe Coffee Factory.