Chepsangor Hills
Kenya
Origin File KE-005
Taste profile: Mandarin, hibiscus, blackberry, panela
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This microlot is processed using the traditional DF Washed method - a washed process with double fermentation: the coffee undergoes aerobic fermentation for 72-95 hours, then is washed and air-dried.
The coffee has a fruity profile with a main note of mandarin. The aroma and taste feature notes of light caramel, hibiscus, blackberry, panela and violet. The coffee is rated 87 points on the SCA scale.
Coffee origin
Nandi Hills, Nandi, Keňa
Altitude: 1,700 - 2,000 MASL
Producer
Chepsangor Hills Coffee Processing Station, Rosebella Langat and producers
Chepsangor Hills coffee comes from the Chepsangor Hills Coffee processing station, where Rosebella Langat works with local producers from the surrounding Nandi Hills slopes.
Dr. Langat's work grew from doctoral research into the barriers women farmers faced in accessing agricultural information. After restoring an abandoned farm with her family, she invited local women into coffee as a path toward income, training and leadership. Through community meetings and the support of male allies, women were able to access land for coffee cultivation; each received seedlings, and within a few years 60 women had planted more than 70,000 coffee trees. That effort became Chepsangor Hills Women in Coffee, an association that now processes and exports coffee, builds wider partnerships, and helps women move from farm labor into ownership, tasting, roasting, brewing and leadership.
Why we chose this coffee
We chose Chepsangor Hills for its classic Kenyan brightness into a layered, fruit-forward cup. That same clean, juicy profile makes it especially good as a summer cold brew, where the fruit stays vivid without becoming heavy.