Kenya Mugaya AB Double Washed
Mugaya AB comes from the Mugaya Coffee Factory in Kagumo, Kirinyaga, Kenya, established in 1975. The factory serves nearly 1,000 smallholder farmers, each growing around 200 coffee trees alongside crops such as macadamia, avocado, corn, beans, and potatoes. Grown between 1,500 and 2,000 meters above sea level, this lot combines Batian, SL28, SL34, and Ruiru 11 varieties and is processed using Kenya’s traditional double-washed method before drying on raised beds.
What's included in each experience
TAKEOUT BOX - ALL THE EXTRAS
The Takeout Box comes with:
- A 200-gram bag of coffee
- One fortune cookie or Hi-Chew
- A few stickers
- One packet of instant coffee
- One custom brewing water packet from Third Wave Water
- A detailed coffee card
JUST A BAG
This option contains:
- One 200-gram bag of coffee
- One instant coffee packet
- One detailed coffee card
1 KILO BAG
This option contains:
- One 1000-gram bag of coffee
- Two instant coffee packets
- One custom brewing water packet from Third Wave Water
- One detailed coffee card
2 KILO BAG
This option contains:
- One 2000-gram bag of coffee
- Two instant coffee packets
- One custom brewing water packet from Third Wave Water
- One detailed coffee card
Coffee Info
Location: Kagumo, Kirinyaga
Country: Kenya
Producer: Mugaya Coffee Factory Many small holders around the town
Mill: Mugaya Coffee Factory
Process: Double Washed
Varietal: Batian, SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11
Harvest date: Dec 2025
Volume Purchased:140
About the farm: traditional Kenyan style of double washed utilizing fresh local water sources and dried on raised beds.
Drying time: 14 -20 Days
Drying Temperature: 25 - 28 Celsius
Humidity: 11%
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Water Activity: N/A
Stabilization: 30 Days
Elevation: 1500-2000
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Total trees: This washing station serves nearly 1000 small-holder farmers in the region who average roughly 200 trees each.
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Taste Cup Profile
Currant, Lemon, Molasses, Kiwi
Processing Cup Effect : 4
Sweetness : 6
Acidity : 7
Clarity : 7
Aftertaste : 7
Floral : 5
Spice : 7
Internal Cup Score : 88
Bean: 79 Ground: 123
Transparency cost
Here, we share what the producer or farm manager is comfortable with sharing, like export, milling, and pickers' pay, as it helps to know who you support. We always share at minimum Farmgate, FOB, and our cost.
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FOB : $5.27lb/$11.62 Kilo
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Our Cost Of Green : $6.96lb/$15.34 Kilo
Roasted cost -9% : $7.58lb/$16.72 Kilo
Packaging : $1.98
Luminous Labor : $28 HOUR
Ship Dates
The Luminous Dropstore opens every Thursday at 11:00 AM Pacific Time and remains open until Friday at 1:00 PM Pacific Time, unless products sell out before then. Lumi Early Access members receive access one hour earlier at 11:00 AM Pacific Time every Thursday.
Orders placed during the Lumi Early Access period automatically receive a free upgrade to USPS Priority Shipping.
Orders placed before 8:00 PM Pacific Time on Thursday ship the same day. Orders placed after 8:00 PM Pacific Time on Thursday will ship on Friday. This allows most orders to leave our facility within 24 hours of being placed.
All times listed are Pacific Time (PST/PDT). Please note that shipping carrier transit times begin once your order has been handed off to the carrier.
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