GUCHIENDA ESTATE – SL28, WASHED - KENYA

SEY
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

GUCHIENDA ESTATE – SL28, WASHED - KENYA

RIPE CURRANTS
ROSE HIPS
TREE TOMATO

ORIGIN: KENYA
REGION: KIBUGU, EMBU COUNTY
PRODUCER: GUCHIENDA ESTATE
ALTITUDE: 1,800 MASL
VARIETAL: SL28
PROCESS: WASHED
HARVEST: DECEMBER 2025

ROAST DATE: APRIL 15, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH GUCHIENDA ESTATE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND ARE PROUD TO CONTINUE THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FAMILY. THEIR WORK HAS CONSISTENTLY PRODUCED SOME OF THE MOST EXPRESSIVE AND STRUCTURED KENYAN COFFEES WE TASTE EACH SEASON. IN THE CUP WE FIND RIPE CURRANTS, ROSE HIPS, AND TREE TOMATO WITH CLARITY AND INTENSITY.

ABOUT GUCHIENDA ESTATE

THIS IS A SINGLE-ESTATE PROJECT THAT ALLOWS FOR GREATER TRACEABILITY AND A MORE DIRECT APPROACH TO QUALITY. IN A CONTEXT WHERE COFFEE IS OFTEN BLENDED THROUGH LARGE WASHING STATIONS, WORKING WITH A SINGLE ESTATE ENABLES MORE PRECISE VARIETY SEPARATIONS AND FARM-LEVEL DECISION MAKING. THE ESTATE IS MANAGED BY BROTHERS EDWIN AND BENSON, ALONG WITH THEIR MOTHER, ESTHER.

ABOUT SL28

SL28 IS A VARIETY DEVELOPED THROUGH SINGLE-TREE SELECTIONS BY SCOTT AGRICULTURAL LABORATORIES IN THE 1930S. IT BELONGS TO THE BOURBON GENETIC GROUP AND WAS SELECTED FOR ITS DROUGHT RESISTANCE AND EXCEPTIONAL CUP QUALITY. IT IS NOW ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN VARIETIES IN AFRICA AND HAS SPREAD TO OTHER COFFEE-PRODUCING REGIONS. SL28 IS NON-HYBRID AND HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DISEASE, BUT ITS CUP PROFILE REMAINS HIGHLY REGARDED.