{"product_id":"kenya-washed-nyota-ab","title":"Kenya Washed Nyota AB","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Everyday Brilliant\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSome coffees are for special occasions. Nyota is for every morning. Its name means \"star\" in Swahili, and it earns it — sweet, rounded and endlessly drinkable, with grape and raisin sweetness, smooth milk chocolate and a gentle almond nuttiness. All the character Kenya is loved for, in a friendly, welcoming cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNyota is a regional selection drawn from smallholder cooperatives across the Kenya Central Highlands, blended for consistency so it's brilliant cup after cup. Roasted fresh at our Upper Hutt roastery and rested for 30 days, it's the perfect place to start with Kenya — and a coffee you'll keep coming back to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kenya \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smallholder farmers across multiple Central Highlands cooperatives \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kenya Central Highlands \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,500–2,000 masl \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e SL28, Ruiru 11 \u0026amp; Batian  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Washed \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrade:\u003c\/strong\u003e AB — a bean \u003cem\u003esize\u003c\/em\u003e, not a quality ranking (more on that below)\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape, raisin, milk chocolate, almond\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSweet grape and raisin give Nyota a lovely dried-fruit depth, while smooth milk chocolate and a gentle almond nuttiness make it comforting and balanced. It's a softer, sweeter take on Kenya — less razor-sharp acidity, more approachable, moreish drinkability. Excellent black, and a genuine standout in milk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Everyday Brilliant: What a Regional Blend Really Offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe'll be upfront: Nyota isn't a single-farm coffee, and that's the whole point. Rather than coming from one washing station, it's a carefully chosen selection blended from smallholder cooperatives across the Central Highlands — Kenya's classic coffee heartland, all high altitude and red volcanic soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBringing several lots together has a real upside: consistency. Where a single micro-lot can be thrilling but fleeting, Nyota is built to deliver a dependable, rounded Kenyan character every single time — which makes it a brilliant everyday coffee and a genuinely welcoming way in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAnd since it's graded \"AB,\" here's a friendly myth to bust: AB refers to the beans' \u003cem\u003esize\u003c\/em\u003e (screen 15\/16), not their quality. It's simply the most common grade in a Kenyan harvest — and often intensely good. Bigger beans (AA) aren't automatically better; it's all about how the coffee's grown and made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhy This Coffee?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAt Frank's, \u003cstrong\u003eGenerosity\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eGrowth\u003c\/strong\u003e are what this coffee is all about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenerosity \u0026amp; accessibility:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is our welcoming, everyday Kenyan — dependable, affordable and genuinely delicious. It reflects our vision of making delicious coffee accessible to everyone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth:\u003c\/strong\u003e The perfect coffee to get to know Kenya with — no vocabulary required, just an easy, rewarding cup that invites you in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExcellence:\u003c\/strong\u003e Even as our everyday Kenyan, it's a proper specialty coffee, roasted by the team behind New Zealand's 2023 Barista Champion and a 4th-place finish at the 2024 World Barista Championship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePassion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blended and roasted with care to be reliably brilliant — because the coffee you drink every day deserves just as much attention as the rare stuff.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBrewing Recommendations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFriendly, rounded and forgiving — Nyota is especially lovely in milk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Espresso\u003c\/strong\u003e Dose: 18g Yield: 36–41g (1:2–1:2.3) Time: 26–30 seconds Temperature: 93–94°C The milk-chocolate, almond and raisin profile is a natural fit for a flat white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Filter (V60)\u003c\/strong\u003e Coffee: 15g Water: 240g (1:16 ratio) Temperature: 92–95°C Grind: Medium Brew time: 2:45–3:15 Brings out the grape and raisin sweetness — a balanced, easy brew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeak Freshness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10–21 days post-roast, once the flavours settle and round out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThese are our recommended starting points — adjust to your taste. Great coffee is coffee you enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMeet the Cooperatives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNyota is the work of many hands. It brings together coffee from smallholder farmers across several cooperatives in the Kenya Central Highlands — growers tending small family plots at high altitude, in the red volcanic soils that give Kenyan coffee its reputation. Kenya's cooperative model lets these small producers pool their cherry, share processing infrastructure and reach the wider market together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBlending across cooperatives like this is what gives Nyota its consistency — and lets us offer a dependable, high-quality Kenyan at an everyday price. We've sourced it through our East African partner Cofinet as a reliable, welcoming favourite for the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProcess \u0026amp; Sustainability\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNyota is made using Kenya's traditional washed method — pulped, fermented to break down the fruity mucilage, then washed thoroughly. That careful washing is what gives Kenyan coffee its signature clarity, letting the natural fruit and sweetness come through cleanly. Because Nyota draws on several washing stations, each contributes its own small part to the balanced whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYour everyday star — dependable, delicious, and roasted with care in Upper Hutt.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuestions about this coffee? 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