Let There Be Light Roast Bundle
Our two lightest roasts have been paired together for easy drinking and optimal enjoyment. Discover the natural tasting notes in the delicate yet sweet offering from Gulmarg Estate in the Southern Highlands of Kenya, then get lost in the caramel-smooth Steady Habits blend of coffees from Colombia, Mexico, and Guatemala.
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Let There Be Light Roast Includes
This sweet yet delicate coffee from Kenya’s Central Highlands showcases a stunning balance of florals, fruits, and gentle spices. With additional tea-like notes and body, it’s an altogether delightful experience to sip.
Roast Level: Light
Tasting Notes: Rose, White Grape Juice, Apple Crisp
Varieties: Ruiru 11, SL28, SL34
Growing Altitude: 1,650 masl
Processing Method: Washed, sun-dried on raised beds
Gulmarg is a 145ha coffee farm first established by British colonists but is now one of 6 estates owned and operated by Sasini, a publicly listed company with a majority Kenyan ownership.
Sasini’s estates have long placed an emphasis on equity and community. In the case of the estates’ workers this involves the provision of living quarters, early child education, union membership and guaranteed payment above minimum wage. In collaboration with Covoya and over 30 of their customers, they have also been able to invest further in the local primary school Njenga Karume. This has principally been through the building of a new computer lab to equip students with the IT skillset to maximise their oppotunities in an increasingly digital world.
It seems likely that coffee grew wild within the region that would become Kenya, buried deep inside impenetrable forests, or perhaps hiding in plain site; but it wasn’t until 1895 that missionaries both protestant and catholic attempted to grow coffee for commercial purposes. The 100 seeds from Reunion Island that would serve as progenitors to the Kenyan coffee industry arrived on a train, carried by priests belonging to an order known as “Holy Ghost Fathers.” On August 12th, 1899, they arrived at the spot that would quickly become the country’s capital city. One of the early protestant medical missionaries was Dr. Henry Scott. After his death in 1911, a new hospital complex was named after Dr. Scott and when the department of agriculture took over the complex in 1923 they kept the name: Scott Agricultural Laboratories, or “Scott Labs.” This is the origin of the “SL” in SL28 and other coffee varieties selected at the lab.
Our signature house offering blends coffees from Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico in a medium-light roast for an easy-to-drink, everyday coffee. We chose the name Steady Habits, an unofficial moniker for our home state of Connecticut, to reflect this coffee’s reliability and approachability for all coffee drinkers.
We are currently tasting notes of caramel, fig, and roasted nuts in Steady Habits.
