Kenya AB Karie Microlot:
At the cupping table there are often attempts made to use the 'flavor wheel' that great big Colorful SCAA thing with terms like Erpsig- that are rarely if ever (hopefully not) used. Then there are attempts made to describe the indefinable. Occasionally, we hit a bullseye, and can prove it.
This coffee has bursting fruit, intense sweetness, tons of Umami, and tastes very much if not eactly like Panela sugar. If you've never had it, it might remind you of pumpkin pie filling- that kind of intense sweet molasses like flavor common in pies and very ripe mango.
Perfect clarity, great acidity, but almost overbalanced sweetness make this coffee refreshing and memorable.
Here is what Cafe Imports has to say about it:
No. of Producers: 836 Members
Average Farm Size: 1.0 acres - 300 trees per farm
Processing MethodTimely and selective hand picking is carried out in Karie wet mill. Cherry is delivered to the wet mill the same day it is picked. Cherry sorting is carried out at the wet mill prior to the pulping. Red ripe cheries are separated from underipes, overipes and foreign matter. Processing utilizes clean river water (wet processing) that is recirculated before disposal into seepage pits. Sun drying is done before delivery of the coffee to the dry mill for secondary processing.
CertificationsUndertaking Utz certification
Historical BackgroundRutuma FCS has 7 wet mills: Ruthagati, Ngandu, Kianjogu, Karie, Marua, Githima and Ndurutu. The coop is located at Mathira division-Mathira West District. Geographically it lies on the slopes of Mt.Kenya.The society was registered under the cooperative societies act on the 10th January 1951.Formerly, these 7 wet mills belonged to the former Giant Mathira FCS but after the split they formed Rutuma FCS.
Management & MembershipThe Coop is managed by an elected board of 7 Members each elected from each of the 7 wet mills. Karie wet mill has 1 board member. Rutuma has 3 supervisory committee members. Currently the Coop has 39 permanent members of staff who are headed by a Secretary Manager. The Secretary Manager oversees the day to day running of the Coop under the supervision of the board.
Karie has 836 registered members. Currently 723 members are active and 113 are dormant. Amongst the members are 16 promoter farmers, 1 internal auditor and 1 gender rep who are trained by SMS agronomist who eventually train farmers at zonal levels on Good Agricultural practices (GAPS).
Coffee Production The current production as at 2010/2011 was 220,000 Kg Cherry. The expected production for next season is 350,000 kg cherry
Quality ProfilesThe quality of Karie coffee is very distinct with a pleasant acidic cup that is characteristic of well grown and washed Kenya Arabica coffee.
PartnershipCurrently the wet mill is partnering with Sustainable Mgt Services ltd and Hivos in a quality improvement project
Coffee Processing and MarketingFarmers selectively hand pick red ripe cherries that are delivered for wet milling the same day. The parchment is then fermented, washed and sun dried . Dry parchment is milled and bagged at Socfinaf coffee mills.
Here is a nice link with a little more about the Producers.
Average Farm Size: 1.0 acres - 300 trees per farm
Processing MethodTimely and selective hand picking is carried out in Karie wet mill. Cherry is delivered to the wet mill the same day it is picked. Cherry sorting is carried out at the wet mill prior to the pulping. Red ripe cheries are separated from underipes, overipes and foreign matter. Processing utilizes clean river water (wet processing) that is recirculated before disposal into seepage pits. Sun drying is done before delivery of the coffee to the dry mill for secondary processing.
CertificationsUndertaking Utz certification
Historical BackgroundRutuma FCS has 7 wet mills: Ruthagati, Ngandu, Kianjogu, Karie, Marua, Githima and Ndurutu. The coop is located at Mathira division-Mathira West District. Geographically it lies on the slopes of Mt.Kenya.The society was registered under the cooperative societies act on the 10th January 1951.Formerly, these 7 wet mills belonged to the former Giant Mathira FCS but after the split they formed Rutuma FCS.
Management & MembershipThe Coop is managed by an elected board of 7 Members each elected from each of the 7 wet mills. Karie wet mill has 1 board member. Rutuma has 3 supervisory committee members. Currently the Coop has 39 permanent members of staff who are headed by a Secretary Manager. The Secretary Manager oversees the day to day running of the Coop under the supervision of the board.
Karie has 836 registered members. Currently 723 members are active and 113 are dormant. Amongst the members are 16 promoter farmers, 1 internal auditor and 1 gender rep who are trained by SMS agronomist who eventually train farmers at zonal levels on Good Agricultural practices (GAPS).
Coffee Production The current production as at 2010/2011 was 220,000 Kg Cherry. The expected production for next season is 350,000 kg cherry
Quality ProfilesThe quality of Karie coffee is very distinct with a pleasant acidic cup that is characteristic of well grown and washed Kenya Arabica coffee.
PartnershipCurrently the wet mill is partnering with Sustainable Mgt Services ltd and Hivos in a quality improvement project
Coffee Processing and MarketingFarmers selectively hand pick red ripe cherries that are delivered for wet milling the same day. The parchment is then fermented, washed and sun dried . Dry parchment is milled and bagged at Socfinaf coffee mills.
Here is a nice link with a little more about the Producers.
http://www.utzcertified.org/index.php?pageID=141&subID=9302
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