Plum, vanilla, and grapefruit
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Mchana is a Kenyan specialty coffee that is ideal if you are looking for a fruity, sweet, and different coffee that is still easy to enjoy. We find notes of plum, vanilla, and grapefruit, with a juicy texture and a very pleasant sweetness that balances its citrus character.
Its natural process provides more fruit, sweetness, and body than the profile we usually associate with washed Kenyan coffees. The result is an expressive and aromatic coffee, perfect for those who want to discover different flavors without losing balance in the cup.
Thanks to our Omniroast profile, we recommend Mchana for espresso, stovetop moka pot, and filter methods. It is available as whole bean or ground coffee depending on your brewing method.
Mchana has a fruity, sweet, and aromatic profile. The plum provides a sensation of ripe, juicy fruit, accompanied by the sweetness and smoothness of vanilla and a touch of grapefruit that adds freshness and vibrancy to the cup.
It is a coffee with personality, yet balanced. Its natural process boosts the sweetness and fruit, while the citrus character typical of Kenyan coffees keeps the cup lively and makes it especially pleasant as it cools down.
We have developed Mchana with an Omniroast profile so it can be enjoyed in an espresso machine, stovetop moka pot, and filter methods.
In espresso, it offers an intense, sweet, and fruity cup with more body and concentration. In a stovetop moka pot, we find an aromatic drink with good intensity that maintains the fruit character.
In V60, AeroPress, Orea, Chemex, and other filter methods, its cleanest and most aromatic side will appear, allowing you to better appreciate the plum, vanilla, and the freshness of the grapefruit.
Mchana has a present and pleasant acidity, typical of a Kenyan specialty coffee, but its natural process provides enough ripe fruit, sweetness, and body to achieve a balanced cup.
If you usually consume coffees with classic chocolate or nutty profiles and want to start exploring fruitier coffees, Mchana is a very interesting option. If, on the other hand, you already enjoy African coffees, you will find a different interpretation of the Kenyan profile thanks to its natural process.
You can buy Mchana as whole bean or ground coffee. If you have a grinder, we recommend choosing whole bean and grinding only the amount needed before each preparation to best preserve its aromas and flavors.
If you don't have a grinder, you can select ground coffee for your coffee maker, and we will prepare the appropriate grind before shipping it.
Mchana comes from Mchana Estate, located in Kiambu County, one of the historical coffee-producing regions of Kenya.
The coffee grows at high altitude in an area characterized by its volcanic soils and climatic conditions that allow for the progressive ripening of the cherries.
The farm maintains a significant presence of SL28, one of Kenya's most emblematic varieties, accompanied in this lot by K7, Ruiru 11, and Batian.
One of the characteristics that makes Mchana especially interesting is its natural process. Although we currently see a greater diversity of processes, Kenya has historically built much of its international reputation around its extraordinary washed coffees.
In the natural process, the cherry is dried while retaining the pulp around the bean. This contact during drying favors profiles with a greater sensation of ripe fruit, sweetness, and body.
In Mchana, this process allows us to find a different interpretation of Kenyan coffee: it maintains its lively character and freshness, but incorporates riper fruit, a more enveloping texture, and an especially pleasant sweetness.
Mchana combines traditional and modern varieties of Kenyan coffee farming. The protagonist is SL28, which accounts for most of the plants grown on the farm and is one of the varieties that have helped build the international reputation of Kenyan coffee.
Alongside it, we find K7, Ruiru 11, and Batian. The latter two are part of more recent generations of varieties developed in Kenya, seeking greater resistance to disease and good productivity without sacrificing cup quality.
Despite being located next to Ethiopia, considered the birthplace of coffee, commercial coffee cultivation arrived relatively late to Kenya, developing from the end of the 19th century.
A particularly important moment occurred during the 20th century with the selection work carried out in Kenya that gave rise to varieties such as SL28 and SL34. Their extraordinary cup quality helped build the profile for which great Kenyan coffees are known today: intensely aromatic, juicy, sweet, and with a bright acidity.
Over time, new varieties such as Ruiru 11 and Batian were developed to address coffee diseases and new agricultural challenges. Mchana gathers precisely part of this history in one coffee, combining SL28 with K7, Ruiru 11, and Batian.
At Artisan Coffee Roasters, we roast Mchana in Malaga with an Omniroast profile, seeking to preserve its fruity and aromatic character while developing enough sweetness and structure to enjoy it using different methods.
If you are looking for a fruity and different specialty coffee, with sweetness, good intensity, and notes of plum, vanilla, and grapefruit, Mchana is an excellent way to discover a less common side of Kenyan coffee.
Siempre había comprado café del supermercado y quería probar eso del café de especialidad. La diferencia se nota muchísimo. Lo que más me ha gustado del pack es poder probar varios cafés y descubrir cuál encaja más conmigo.
No tengo una cafetera profesional ni entiendo demasiado de café. Lo preparo en mi cafetera italiana de toda la vida y está espectacular. Cada bolsa tiene un sabor diferente y se nota muchísimo comparado con el café que tomaba antes.
Llevo tiempo tomando café de especialidad y me ha sorprendido bastante el pack. Hay perfiles diferentes y eso hace que sea divertido ir cambiando de café. El Brasil Santa Cecilia me ha encantado especialmente.
Pensaba que lo del café de especialidad era un poco marketing, pero después de probar estos cafés entiendo perfectamente por qué la gente habla tanto de ello. Tiene mucho más aroma y encuentras sabores que nunca había notado en un café.
Lo mejor es poder comparar unos con otros. Preparándolos en V60 se aprecian muchísimo las diferencias entre cada origen y perfil. Una selección muy buena tanto para descubrir cafés nuevos como para regalar.
Lo compré porque quería dejar las cápsulas y probar algo mejor. No tenía ni idea de qué café elegir, así que este pack me pareció la forma más fácil de empezar. Después de probarlos tengo claro que no vuelvo al café de antes.
Una forma sencilla de empezar a descubrir todo lo que puede ofrecer un buen café.
Every day from Monday to Friday we prepare orders for our transport agency to pick them up at 2pm. If we have all the coffees you have ordered and they are roasted, we will send them that same day. Otherwise we will do everything possible to get it out the next day. Our transport agency assures us of deliveries in 24-48 hours.
Example 1:
If you place the order on Sunday afternoon. Normally, if we have roasted all the coffees that you have ordered from us, on Monday morning we will prepare all the orders for the weekend and that Monday at 2:00 p.m. your order will already be on its way, in the hands of our agency. On many occasions it will be delivered the next day, Tuesday before 7pm, but on other occasions you will have to wait until Wednesday to receive your order. For your peace of mind, you will normally receive an email with which you can track it.
Example 2) worst case
If you place an order on Friday at noon, the normal thing is that we will not have time to prepare it and that the agency will not be able to pick it up until Monday at 2 p.m., and it may be that, as in example 1) your order will not arrive until Tuesday or Wednesday before 7 p.m.
Example 3) Best case
If you place your order early on a Tuesday, it is likely (if we have all your coffees roasted) that your order will leave on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. and if the agency delivers it to you in less than 24 hours, you will have your coffee on Wednesday before 7:00 p.m.
Our transport agency, once it has received and processed the package, will send you an email with the tracking number so that you can manage any changes directly with them.
We want you to order coffee from us periodically and to have direct contact with you. For this reason we have created our coffee lovers club, the Artisan Coffee Club , and for the members of this club we will assume the Shipping Costs , of course it is an effort on our part. But we are sure that in this way we will become your trusted coffee supplier and that you will be the first to receive our communications with enthusiasm.
A specialty coffee is characterized by using high-quality beans that are grown in optimal conditions and harvested and processed with care.
This type of coffee is scored by certified cuppers and scores above 80 on the 100-point scale of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA).
Although we at Artisan Coffee purchase the vast majority of our coffees above 85 SCA points.
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This information has little to do with what you usually find in supermarkets, and the only information you will have is whether it is natural roasted, blended or roasted (we talk about this below in another question).
When we talk about processes there are basically 3 types:
The degree of roast refers to how much a coffee bean has been roasted. Grades range from light roast, which retains many of the bean's natural flavors, to dark roast, which has a more roasted flavor and less of the bean's original flavors. In specialty coffee, the roast is carefully selected to highlight the unique flavors and characteristics of each bean.
In general, we apply a medium roast to our coffees, except in certain cases when we will apply a medium-low roast so as not to lose those delicate notes that tend to disappear with larger roasts.
We roast each coffee in a completely different way, and in our control tastings we define whether that coffee needs a different roast than the one we have done in order to further enhance its flavor notes.
All our coffees are Arabica and are roasted naturally , and in no case do we use roasting.
We only apply heat and do not add any extra ingredients, like roasting does, which adds sugar.
Many specialty coffee producers practice sustainable growing methods that protect the environment. This may include using shade to protect coffee plants and conserve biodiversity, water conservation through efficient irrigation systems, and composting coffee waste. Additionally, many specialty coffee producers receive a fair price for their product, allowing them to invest in sustainable agricultural practices.
In addition, our coffee bags are part of a CO2 compensation project.