{"product_id":"dak-cassis-250g-kenya","title":"DAK – Cassis 250g | Kenya","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"427\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"559\"\u003eAbout This Coffee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"158:1-158:390;8160-8549\"\u003eCassis is the second Kenyan lot DAK have brought in this season, and it's a jammy, fruit-forward one — the name is barely an exaggeration. It's a washed field blend from the Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society, on the slopes of Mount Kenya in Kirinyaga County, sourced from smallholder growers around the long-running Karimikui factory, which has been processing cherries there since 1966.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"160:1-160:467;8551-9017\"\u003eCoffee is a relatively recent arrival in this part of Kenya — tea has traditionally been the area's main crop — but the region's volcanic soil and altitude approaching 1,800 metres have proven well suited to it. Rather than a single varietal, this lot is a classic Kenyan field blend: SL-28 and SL-34, the varieties Kenyan coffee built its reputation on, alongside the newer, more disease-resistant Ruiru 11 and Batian, all grown side by side and processed together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"162:1-162:413;9019-9431\"\u003eThe washing itself follows the region's traditional method — cherries hand-sorted, pulped, fermented in tanks, then run through washing channels before finishing on raised drying beds, where air circulates underneath the beans as they dry. It's a labour-intensive approach, and it's a large part of why coffees from this part of Kenya read as cleaner and more intense than washed coffees from most other origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"164:1-164:540;9433-9972\"\u003eI\u003cstrong\u003en the cup, expect dark, saturated fruit — think blackcurrant and cassis liqueur rather than fresh berries — layered with rhubarb tartness and a pomegranate-like brightness underneath\u003c\/strong\u003e. The acidity here isn't shy; it's what gives the fruit its lift and stops the cup from ever feeling flat or one-note. As a new harvest lot, freshly landed, this fruit character will be at its most vivid right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"166:1-166:669;9974-10642\"\u003eKenya's cooperative system, of which Rungeto is a part, works differently from the single-estate model common in Central America — cherries from dozens of smallholder plots around Karimikui are pooled and processed together at the shared factory, which is part of why field blends like this one, rather than single-varietal lots, are the norm here rather than the exception. It also means quality depends heavily on the cooperative's own standards and the factory's processing discipline, which \u003cstrong\u003eKirinyaga has built a strong reputation for over decades\u003c\/strong\u003e. Buying a Kenyan field blend like this is as much a bet on the cooperative and the factory as it is on any one farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1000\" data-start=\"908\"\u003eFreshly roasted by \u003cstrong data-end=\"963\" data-start=\"927\"\u003eDAK Coffee Roasters in Amsterdam\u003c\/strong\u003e and imported to the UK by ROAST EDIT Co.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DAK Coffee Roasters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55923528761729,"sku":"DAK-CASSIS-F-250","price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/5450\/0225\/files\/dak-coffee-cassis-kenya.jpg?v=1784145770","url":"https:\/\/roastedit.co.uk\/products\/dak-cassis-250g-kenya","provider":"Roast Edit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}