Seth Taylor | Kenya - Rungeto Kii AA

Seth Taylor

My journey started in 2008 bagging coffee after hours in a roastery/cafe. This is where I fell in love with coffee. Next thing I knew we won the 2010 Canadian Barista Championship! Then onto judging competitions and training competitors in both England and Canada. 

In 2013 I started working for a roaster with a focus on revamping their roasting program and learning the green buying trade. BAM! We were crowned Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine in 2015. 

In 2017 I took the leap and started my own business. Seth Taylor Coffee is a high quality coffee roaster. My mission is to source the absolute best single origin coffees available. Offerings rotate regularly based on coffee seasonality with a focus on single variety lots.

Emerald Collection - Clean & Crisp

These coffees are juicy and bright with flavours like apple, citrus, and florals. 

This gem of a coffee is full bodied and syrupy. It makes me see deep purple with red polkadots. Reminds me of black currant, black cherry, and red grapefruit. 

From the Importer Apex Coffee:

This coffee originates from the Kii Factory, which operates under the Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society located in Central Kenya. Kii is one of three wet mills managed by the cooperative in Kirinyaga County and holds Fairtrade certification. 

Under the leadership of the cooperative's manager, significant quality improvements have been implemented across all Rungeto FCS facilities. For instance, the installation of tiled washing channels and fermentation tanks, along with a water recycling system, highlights their commitment to quality. A 3-Disc Agaarde pulping machine removes the skin and pulp. The coffees are graded by density into three grades by the pulper. Grade 1 and 2 go separately to fermentation. 

The coffee is dry fermented for 18-36 hours in concrete tanks under a roof that provides shade for better temperature control during fermentation. Farmers associated with the Rungeto Cooperative cultivate their crops on the slopes of Mount Kenya, renowned for producing coffees that are bold, complex, and rich in flavour.