Four Barrel Coffee
Kenya Tekangu Ngunguru
| Roaster Location: | San Francisco, California |
| Coffee Origin: | Nyeri County, Central Highlands, Kenya. |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
| Agtron: | 53/72 |
| Est. Price: | $21.00/12 ounces |
| Review Date: | September 2011 |
| Aroma: | 9 |
| Acidity: | 9 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 9 |
| Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Rich, wine-like acidity drives an orangy cedar and night-floral aromatic in aroma and cup. In the cup additional suggestions surface: peach, chocolate. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Tart but deeply rich, fruit-saturated finish.
Notes
Produced mainly from trees of the admired, Bourbon-derived SL28 and SL34 varieties. In 2000, Ngunguru joined with its neighboring mills, Tegu and Karagoto, to form the Tekangu Cooperative. Four Barrel is a café located in San Francisco's Mission District with an in-house roasting facility. It is owned by Ritual Coffee Roasters co-founder Jeremy Tooker. Visit
Who Should Drink It
Those who enjoy a bracing, complex acidy sensation without a hint of sour bite; the acidity is wine-like and nuanced with pungent cedar and lush night flowers.
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This review originally appeared in the September, 2011 tasting report: Still Tops: Coffees of Kenya
