KENYA • RUARAI STATION

LAST SPLASH

KENYA • RUARAI STATION

FLAVOR PROFILE

Tamarind

Concord Grape

Grapefruit

BODY: Juicy

ACIDITY: Bright

SWEETNESS: Balanced

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BEANOLOGY

ORIGIN: Gakindu, Central Province, Nyeri — Kenya

PRODUCER: Ruthaka Farmers Co-operative Society

STATION: Ruarai Station

FARM: Smallholder Farms

GENEALOGY: SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11 & Batian

ELEVATION: 2000 Meters

PROCESS: Fully Washed

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BEANOGRAPHY

Last Splash is the clean, vivid, and bright filter coffee in the Phoenix lineup — juicy, lively, and built around fruit clarity. This edition comes from Ruarai Station in Gakindu, Central Province, Nyeri, Kenya.

Ruarai is a Kikuyu word meaning “place of rocks,” a reference to the rocky Ruarai River that flows beside the coffee factory. The station is run by the Ruthaka Farmers Co-operative Society and receives cherries from smallholder farmers around the foothills of Mount Kenya.

In the cup, Last Splash is bright and animated. Tamarind brings a light spice and sweet-sour depth, Concord grape adds darker fruit, and grapefruit carries the finish with crisp citrus lift. It is clean, expressive, and unmistakably Kenyan in its energy.

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ORIGIN

Gakindu, Central Province, Nyeri — Kenya

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PROCESSING METHOD

Fully Washed

In a fully washed process, the coffee cherry is depulped so the outer fruit is removed before fermentation and washing. This reduces the influence of extended fruit contact and allows the coffee’s cultivar character, growing conditions, and processing clarity to come forward more directly.

For Last Splash, the washed process supports clarity, brightness, and a clean fruit structure. The cup feels vivid without becoming muddy, allowing its acidity and sweetness to move clearly across the palate.

In the cup, this means tamarind, Concord grape, grapefruit, lime candy, and a lively citrus finish — bright, juicy, and full of lift.

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PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT

Ruarai Station

Ruthaka Farmers Co-operative Society

Ruarai Station is the processing station behind this Last Splash lot from Nyeri, Kenya. The station is operated by the Ruthaka Farmers Co-operative Society and serves smallholder farmers from the surrounding foothills of Mount Kenya.

This coffee reflects the precision and energy associated with strong Kenyan washed lots: vivid acidity, structured sweetness, and a bright fruit profile that stays clean from start to finish.

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WHOLE BEAN

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SHIPPING

To preserve freshness and ensure timely delivery, in-stock coffee orders are shipped the same day or by the next business day. Most orders are added to the current week’s roast cycle and dispatched as soon as the freshly roasted beans are ready.

EXPÉDITION

Afin de préserver la fraîcheur et d’assurer une livraison rapide, les commandes de café en stock sont expédiées le jour même ou au plus tard le jour ouvrable suivant. La plupart des commandes sont ajoutées au cycle de torréfaction de la semaine en cours et expédiées dès que les grains fraîchement torréfiés sont prêts.

PICK-UP ORDERS

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