What I’m drinking: Kapsokisio, Kenya, roasted by Tim Wendelboe

I’m based in the UK. Tim Wendelboe is based in Oslo, Norway. This can make for some hefty international shipping fees, but boy is it worth it, even if only as an occasional treat. Wendelboe’s coffees are world-renowned, and with good reason. One need only glance at his list of achievements and accolades in order to discern that they are dealing with a true professional who really cares about his product.

The first coffee I ever ordered for home use was roasted by Tim Wendelboe. It was the Tekangu, from Kenya, and it tasted like black tea and rose hips. It blew my mind, particularly when brewed through aeropress. The Tekangu sparked my love for Wendelboe’s coffee, and each coffee I’ve had since has only cemented this love.

The Kapsokisio, also from Kenya, is the sixth Tim Wendelboe coffee I have enjoyed since May last year. The Kapsokisio Factory and Co-op is situated on the slopes of Mt. Elgon, on the border between Kenya and Uganda. After showing him the bag pictured above, my father (who lived and worked in Kenya in the late 1980s) took great pleasure in informing me that he once drove up Mt. Elgon in a Mazda 323. Sadly, he remembers nothing about the coffee.

On the nose, there’s candied fruit and some subtle floral sweetness; in the cup, there’s red berries up front and a lingering, refreshing acidity that lies somewhere between blackberry and blueberry. If you’re already a fan of berry-like coffees, you would be hard pressed to find something more perfect than the Kapsokisio.

The Kapsokisio is currently available online in the Tim Wendelboe webshop, and more information about the coffee can be found here.

This piece was originally published on blackcoffeeandotherstories.wordpress.com in November 2014.