Clan Espresso

From our community of growers to our coffee clan, constantly changing with seasonal beans……..

Kenya Ainabtany Washed Ab SL28 & SL34

Its been a couple of years since we have roasted a Kenyan coffee & this one is a beauty !  Lot 20 have buckets of info proudly showing the huge work already carried out in such a short time ( 2019 company started ) .The long term goals to simply produce great coffee , in a sustainable way , ensuring the farmers , their families and future generations a secure future…

Lot 20 work with a group of coffee producers from Kericho and Bomet counties in the southern part of the Rift Valley in Kenya. They are passionate about farming and have goals to produce delicious coffee that showcases the beauty of their region.

Co-founder Sidney Kibet used to work in Rwanda, often running surveys of the coffee farmers there, who he soon became close with. In 2019, Sidney sold a container of Rwandan coffee to some friends in Amsterdam, an experience in coffee exporting that would soon come in handy when he decided to try exporting the coffee of his Kenyan friends. Sidney spends a lot of time visiting the farmers Lot 20 work with in order to maintain good relationships, as well as keeping up to date with each farmers situation and the state of their farm.

Lot 20 work with producers they know well, and are careful not to disrupt the system too much. They only buy a portion of the cherries produced by each farmer, and are understanding of the fact that farmers will want to sell to other businesses/exporters.

Sourcing transparently from Kenya can be a challenge good on a . Lot 20, however, is trying something new. They are from Kenya, their coffee is grown in Kenya, processed Kenya, exported by Kenyans. And Lot 20 has the receipts to prove it. day and near impossible on a bad one, for reasons that are only obvious to any one who has tried buying transparently traded coffee from the country

All Lot 20 coffees have limited releases since they are sourced from small micro-lots deemed to be exceptional examples of farming innovation that create unique flavour experiences.

Founders | Fred Langat & Sidney Kibet

• Established | 2019

• Region | Kericho & Bomet Counties

• Altitude | 1370 / 2080 Masl

• Varietal | Ruiri 11, SL28,SL34,Batian

• Permanent Employees | 4

• Harvest | Sept – Jan

Uganda African Moon Natural

THE RWENZORIS ARE FAMOUSLY KNOWN AS THE ‘MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON’. THEY STRETCH FOR 120KM ALONG THE WESTERN UGANDA BORDER WITH THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.

Uganda lies in the heart of East Africa on the shores of Lake Victoria, straddles the equator and is the source of the Nile. Sir Winston Churchill first described Uganda as the ‘Pearl of Africa’ , while admiring its “magnificent variety of form and colour, profusion of brilliant life and its vast scale”. Benefiting from a bi-modal rainfall season and high altitudes, the country has a pleasant climate all year round and is lush with greenery. The mountain ranges to the east and west are home to Uganda’s Arabica farmers; Robusta is produced on the central plateau. The government of Uganda is promoting coffee production as a key driver for rural development.

Altitude | 1200 – 2200 M.A.S.L

Processing | Hand picked , Floated , Sun dried

Harvest Date | August – December

Lead Farmer | Kananga Neckson