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About KIPKELION DISTRICT COOPERATIVE UNION

Here's a glimpse of what makes our Coffee special: The altitude of the three counties ranges between 1500-2200 meters above sea level. It has an average of 1800mm yearly The temperature ranges 14-28 degrees centigrade Grade: AA, AB, C and more Variety: Pure Arabica (SL 28&34,K7,Ruiru & Batian) Soil: Red Volcanic Soil Soil profile: Red volcanic and black cotton soil Coffee type grown: Arabica coffee Coffee varieties grown: K7,SL28,SL34,Ruiru11, Batian and grafted SL28 and Ruiru 11 Acreage of coffee: 8,000 acres Average acreage per farmer: 1 acre Coffee bushes: 8,000,000 coffee bushes Volume produced (cherry): An average of 25,000,000 kgs of cherry annually Parchment produced: 5,909,000 kgs of parchment annually Clean coffee: 4,727,200 kgs Coffee packaging: Packed at 60 kg jute bags and labelled with the grower details for traceability Average production per tree: 3kgs of cherry Average production per tree for 5 societies: varies from 4 to 8 with a growing trend towards 20 kgs of cherry Cupping Score: Approximately 85% (with potential to reach 90%) Aroma: Nutmeg Berry Acidity: Very Bright Flavour: Overtones of berries and citrus fruit, complemented by notes of dark chocolate, sugarcane, hazelnuts, Bismatic rice creaminess, and a rich body with a subtly dry white winey finish. 5 of our societies in partnership with TOP Kenya are using the "Happy Soil" method described in Lisha.coffee. Lisha means Nourish in Swahili: Nourish the People, Nourish the Bean, Nourish the Soil, Nourish the Economy.