Kenya | Thageini | SL28/SL34 Supernatural, Karibu
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| Management number | 253652570 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$9.60 | Model Number | 253652570 | ||
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Thageini Wet Mill
Thageini is one of four mills run by the Aguthi Farmers' Co-operative Society in Nyeri, and the second largest by members, with around 350 men and 100 women delivering cherry. The Society, around 2,000 members in total, runs training in farm management, picking, sorting and agronomy, and holds workshops so members can learn from each other.
Project Origin has worked with Aguthi since 2017. After Thageini supplied a run of exceptional washed coffees in 2018, they invested in carbonic maceration infrastructure at the mill in 2019 and funded new drying beds to lift quality further.
Nyeri
Nyeri sits on the slopes of Mount Kenya, where rich red volcanic soils, high altitude (1,650-1,800m here) and two rainy seasons produce some of the most sought-after coffee in the world - famous for bright, juicy acidity and deep berry fruit.
Supernatural - Karibu
Karibu means 'welcome'. Early-harvest cherries are hand sorted at the mill for 90%+ ripeness, then piled on raised beds in cocoons for four days to ferment aerobically, driving fruit intensity. They are then unwrapped and turned regularly to keep sweetness and clarity while drying for 25-30 days. Project Origin cups the lots with Thageini to curate this Signature Supernatural profile.
Expect peach, cranberry, raspberry and stewed stone fruit with milk chocolate and brown sugar - juicy and sweet.
About the SL28 & SL34 Varieties
SL28 and SL34 were selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories in Nairobi, which is where the 'SL' comes from. SL28 was bred from drought-resistant Tanzanian stock, while SL34 traces back to French Mission Bourbon trees at Kabete. Together they became the backbone of Kenyan specialty coffee and remain the varieties most smallholders in Nyeri grow today.
Both are tall, low-yielding trees that need careful farming, but roasters around the world seek them out for their intense, juicy acidity and deep red-fruit and blackcurrant character. SL28 tends to bring the vivid, sparkling fruit; SL34 adds body and sweetness at high altitude.
Here the Supernatural process layers ripe peach and stewed stone fruit over the varieties' classic raspberry and cranberry brightness.
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