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Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Kenya Gachatha AB, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Kenya Gachatha AB; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Kenya Gachatha AB; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Kenya Gachatha AB; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇰🇪Kenya · Nyeri

Kenya Gachatha AB

Roasted by Onyx Coffee LabRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsKenyaNyeriSL28SL34BatianRuiru 11WashedGrapefruitBrown SugarArabicaSingle originABGachatha washing cooperativeOnyx Coffee Lab
🇰🇪KenyaWashed
Brand
Onyx Coffee Lab
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇰🇪Kenya
Region
Nyeri
Town
—
Farm / Station
Gachatha washing cooperative
Farmer / Producer
Gachatha Farmers Cooperative Society
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
AB
Variety
SL28, SL34, Batian, Ruiru 11
Process
Roast
—
Tasting notes
Grapefruit, Oolong Tea, Kiwi, Brown Sugar
Fermentation
Dry fermentation for 24 hours, followed by channel washing
Drying
Raised-bed dried for approximately 15 days
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • roast levelOnyx labels this release Ultra Light, but the structured field does not support that value; the exact label remains in editorial copy.
  • harvest yearThe exact -26 product page gives December as the harvest season but does not identify the crop year.
  • roast dateNo bag-specific roast date is documented for this record.
  • public sentimentThe exact independent match has no published user rating; no independent exact-release score was found.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Kenya Gachatha AB
  2. 02
    The brand
    Onyx Coffee Lab
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Onyx Coffee Lab
  4. 04
    The variety
    SL28, SL34, Batian, Ruiru 11
  5. 05
    The farm
    Gachatha washing cooperative
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Gachatha Farmers Cooperative Society
  7. 07
    The region
    Nyeri
  8. 08
    The country
    🇰🇪Kenya
From the producer

The Gachatha Farmers Cooperative Society operates the Gachatha washing station in Nyeri and aggregates coffee from local smallholders. Onyx describes the cooperative as a long-standing partner whose work reflects Nyeri’s high-elevation terroir and local processing expertise.

From the roaster

Onyx presents this exact archived “-26” release as an ultra-light Nyeri AB lot with grapefruit, oolong tea, kiwi, and brown sugar. The dry-washed coffee was fermented without water for 24 hours, channel-washed, and dried for about 15 days on raised beds.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

This exact “-26” release is a traceable Nyeri AB screen-size lot with four disclosed cultivars and a documented dry-washed workflow. Its grapefruit–oolong–kiwi profile distinguishes it from a separate Onyx Gachatha release with grapefruit, raw sugar, melon, and no Batian disclosure.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Locked the exact release identity

Matched the -26 route, grapefruit/oolong/kiwi/brown-sugar notes, and Batian-inclusive cultivar list while excluding the separate melon/raw-sugar Gachatha release.

02
Reconciled structured grade and commerce

Added AB grade, $30 USD for the 10 oz/283 g package, and sold-out status from Onyx's archive and exact-release price history.

03
Added official brewing parameters

Recorded Onyx's exact Origami filter and espresso starting recipes for the archived release.

04
Preserved score boundaries

The exact independent match has no user ratings. No owner tasting score or public sentiment rating was created.

What was added?

AB grade, verified structured price, sold-out status, exact filter and espresso recipes, and current evidence notes.

What wasn't added?

No forced roast enum, harvest year, bag-specific roast date, owner score, or independent sentiment score was inferred.

Why it matters

The record now matches the exact -26 release and avoids merging facts from a different Onyx Gachatha offering.

What you might taste

Onyx lists grapefruit, oolong tea, kiwi, and brown sugar; these remain roaster-provided descriptors.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://onyxcoffeelab.com/products/kenya-gachatha-ab-26
  • · https://onyxcoffeelab.com/collections/coffee-archive
  • · https://onyxcoffeelab.live/pages/brew-guides
  • · https://lotandorigin.com/coffee/onyxcoffeelab.com%3A7743161630818
  • · https://www.thebeangeek.com/coffee/kenya-gachatha-ab
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-11-07) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Lot & Origin and TheBeanGeek are exact-release catalog corroboration rather than independently authored tasting reviews. TheBeanGeek explicitly invites the first rating. Seller pages and discussions of other Gachatha lots or roasters were excluded. No qualifying independent exact-release rating remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Gachatha washing cooperative →Meet the farmer: Gachatha Farmers Cooperative Society →
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