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Kenya Weithaga, Metropolis Coffee 12 oz bag, Single Origin Whole Bean Coffee

$ 14.95

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Metropolis Coffee - Kenya Weithaga - TASTING NOTES: Cinnamon, Pear, Butterscotch FARM: Various small farms REGION / TOWN: Murang'a, Wangu Division, Kahuro District PROCESSING: Wet Processed, Dried on Raised Beds VARIETAL: SL28, SL34, Ruiri 11, Batian ALTITUDE: 1,700 to 1,900 masl OWNER: Various smallholder farmers This coffee comes to us from the members of the New Weithaga Farmers' Cooperative Union located within the Kahura district of Kenya. This coffee was processed at the Weithaga Factory (one of the Union's four wet mills) and is the product of many smallholder farmers. Farmers selectively handpick the ripest cherries and deliver them to the wet mill where they are hand sorted prior to pulping, fermented between 16 and 24 hours, washed in fresh river water and finally dried on raised beds. - THE METROPOLIS PHILOSOPHY - We believe the essence of coffee comes from tension; tension between the hardness of the bean and the heat of the roaster, between the pressure of water in the machine and the dense pack of the fine grind. Reward is finer when earned, and coffee is sweeter when challenged. The name Metropolis comes from Plato's notion of Polis, or city-state. A Polis is complete and sufficient unto itself. Community and the regard for differences among people and their ideas are central to our coffee philosophy. Each bean and tea leaf is sourced with two groups of people in mind: the people that taste them, and the farmers that grow them. Coffee, like art, has an aesthetic. Our coffee aesthetic is rooted in the belief that great coffee comes from a line of respect beginning with the farmers and their respect for their land. We, in turn, respect the farmers by paying fair prices for their harvest, and respect our customers by taking great care in the roasting and brewing our coffees, and in blending our teas. Respect is at the core of our coffee philosophy, and taste is paramount.