Turntable

Turntable keeps moving. This month, we're headed to the highlands of Nyeri County, Kenya.

October's release is a bright, fruit-forward peaberry from approximately 500 smallholder producers who deliver their coffee cherries to the Gura Factory, grown between 1,700 and 1,890 meters above sea level in mineral-rich volcanic soil.

Roasted medium-light, it brings together blackberry, kiwi, mango, mint, and a clean white-wine-like brightness. It's lively and complex, with the kind of vibrant fruit character and crisp acidity that make high-elevation Kenyan coffees so distinctive.

At the Gura Factory, freshly harvested cherries are fermented, washed, soaked, and carefully sorted by density before drying slowly on raised beds for two to three weeks. The result is an exceptionally clean cup with layers of juicy fruit, sweetness, and clarity.

This coffee is also a peaberry — a naturally occurring variation where the coffee cherry develops one small, rounded seed instead of the usual two flat-sided seeds. Peaberries are separated during sorting and are often prized for their concentrated, lively cup profile.

The coffee brings together several of Kenya's most respected varieties, including SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11, and Batian, all grown in the rich volcanic soils of Nyeri.

Bright, juicy, wildly fruit-forward, and here for one month only. When Turntable moves on, this one goes with it.