Origin: Embu County, Kenya. Cooperative: Kibugu Farmers Cooperative Society. Varieties: SL28, SL34, and Ruiru 11. Altitude: 1600–1800 MASL. Processing: Washed. Notes: Golden kiwi, blackcurrant, vine tomato. The coffee is produced by Kibugu Farmers Cooperative Society in Embu, with around 1,050 smallholder farmers delivering cherry to the station. Cherries are hand-picked, washed, fermented ~24 hours, and dried on raised beds to develop a bright acidity and structured cup typical of Kenyan coffees.
Wood Street Coffee began in 2013 when Clare and Gareth Reid started a weekly stall at Wood Street Indoor Market in Walthamstow, London. The move into roasting came in April 2018, initially through slot roasting at The Tate, before the team purchased a second hand 5kg Probat a year later. Head roaster Tim brings over 14 years of coffee experience to the operation, which now supplies cafés, pubs, hotels, delis, and farm shops across the UK. The roastery handles local deliveries in person each week across London, Essex, Hertfordshire, and Cambridgeshire, alongside wholesale, subscriptions, and barista training services.
