Epoch 9 - Kirinyaga AA

EPOCH 9
Everyday Black Coffee

Clean, versatile, quietly complex—built for your second cup ritual. Effortless to enjoy. Tastes like more.
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This is Epoch's first Kenyan release in over 2 years. It is one of two lots selected by our Coffee Director and QC team, coming from a partnership with Cafe Imports that we have had for the last 5 years. Simon, our rep at Cafe Imports, is always working with Conor to bring some origins to Epoch that fall outside our normal purchasing/ purchasing style. We received over 40 Kenyan samples this year, but these two lots from Karimikui and Nyeri hit the mark! They are bright, juicy, with no hint of tomato/umami. Truly some Juice-Bombs.

Kirinyaga, in Central Kenya, is home to Mount Kenya. It is forested and home to a wealth of exotic wildlife, receiving approximately 50 inches of rain per year. Many rivers run through the region, and the soil is rich and volcanic, providing smallholders and cooperatives with the resources to grow and process some of Kenya's most fruit-forward coffees.

Farmers in Rung’eto planted their first coffee trees in I953. The co-op has three wet mills: Kii, Karimikui, and Kiangoi. The co-op is located within Ngariama location, Gichugu division, Kirinyaga East district on the Southern slopes of Mount Kenya.

Management & Membership: The co-op is managed by an elected board of seven members, two elected from each factory catchment. Each member represents an electoral zone in the larger Rung’eto sublocation. Currently, the co-op has 25 permanent staff members who are headed by a secretary manager. The secretary manager oversees the day-to-day running of the co-op under the supervision of the board.

The three wet mills in the co-op have a combined membership of 2,858 active farmers.