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SEY Coffee - Marua AA SEPARATION FIELD BLEND - WASHED Kenya
SEY Coffee - Marua AA SEPARATION FIELD BLEND - WASHED Kenya
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This is one of the highest-scoring coffees we tasted from Kenya this year, and it is the first we have purchased from the Marua site in Nyeri. In the cup we find a more traditional Kenyan profile of black currant, blood orange, and hibiscus.
SL28, SL34, Batian, Ruiru 11
Nyeri
1,700 masl
December, 2023
Hand-sorted to ensure only the very best cherries are selected. De-pulped. Fermented overnight. Floated through channels to sort by density and remove any remaining defects. Soaked and cleaned in fresh water. Dried on raised beds for 15 days while continuously turned and hand-sorted.
ABOUT MARUA
This is our first year purchasing coffee from the Marua site in Nyeri. We discovered this coffee while cupping in Kenya this past winter and hope to visit when we return this coming harvest. Kenya continues to struggle to produce the quality that was once abundant there. However, we remain dedicated to continuing to work in this country and continuing to help producers the best we can. Kenya still produces some of our favorite coffees each year, and we will continue celebrating these coffees!
ABOUT SL28, SL34, RUIRU 11, BATIAN
“SL” is in reference to single tree selections made by Scott Agricultural Laboratories in 1935-1939. SL34 has a Typica-like genetic background selected from a single tree on the Loresho Estate in Kabete, Kenya. SL28 is of the Bourbon genetic group, and was selected for its drought resistance as well as its extremely high cup quality. SL28 is one of the most well-known and well-regarded varieties in Africa. It has consequently spread from Kenya to other parts of Africa as well as Central and South America. Both varieties are non-hybrid and very susceptible to disease.
Ruiru 11 is a Catimor hybrid that owes its existence to a coffee berry disease epidemic in 1968 that lead to the loss of 50% of Kenya’s production. The crisis sparked action. In the 1970s, the coffee research station at Ruiru—which gives Ruiru 11 its name—began an intensive breeding program of varieties that are immune to coffee berry disease, ultimately leading to the release of Ruiru 11 in 1985.
Batian is resistant to both leaf rust and coffee berry disease. It was created via single-tree selections from fifth filial (F5) generations from the male parent of some Ruiru 11 progenies. Batian is a composite variety, mixing three different pure line varieties. The varieties involved in the original crosses are SL28, SL34, Rume Sudan, N39, K7, SL4 and Timor Hybrid.
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