---
type: Object
title: Rift Valley
description: Caffè Aurora's spring 2024 seasonal single-origin coffee — a washed Kenyan
  roasted light-medium.
tags:
- coffee
- roasting
- processing
- italy
resource: raw/aurora-bulletin-2024.md
timestamp: '2026-07-16T14:46:09Z'
citadel_version: 0.3.0
---

Rift Valley is a seasonal single-origin coffee in [Caffè Aurora](../organizations/caffe-aurora.md)'s spring 2024 lineup, sold in a 250 g bag for €15.50.[^s1] It is a [washed](../concepts/coffee-processing.md) Kenyan grown by a smallholder co-op near the escarpment.[^s2]

Caffè Aurora takes it to a [light-medium roast](../concepts/coffee-roasting.md), dropped just after first crack and before the oils show, to keep the blackcurrant snap and the dry, wine-like acidity the roastery associates with Kenyan coffees.[^s3] Brewed as a pour-over, the cup tastes of blackcurrant and tomato leaf; pulled short as an espresso, the same coffee turns to grapefruit and brown sugar.[^s4] Caffè Aurora describes itself as smitten with the coffee and plans to keep it on the bar until the summer menu lands.[^s5]

## See also
- [Caffè Aurora](../organizations/caffe-aurora.md)

## Sources
[^s1]: [raw/aurora-bulletin-2024.md](../../raw/aurora-bulletin-2024.md), § This spring's lineup — price and lineup description (ingested 2026-07-16)
[^s2]: [raw/aurora-bulletin-2024.md](../../raw/aurora-bulletin-2024.md), § Roast in focus: Rift Valley — origin and processing (ingested 2026-07-16)
[^s3]: [raw/aurora-bulletin-2024.md](../../raw/aurora-bulletin-2024.md), § Roast in focus: Rift Valley — roast approach (ingested 2026-07-16)
[^s4]: [raw/aurora-bulletin-2024.md](../../raw/aurora-bulletin-2024.md), § Roast in focus: Rift Valley — pour-over and espresso tasting notes (ingested 2026-07-16)
[^s5]: [raw/aurora-bulletin-2024.md](../../raw/aurora-bulletin-2024.md), § Roast in focus: Rift Valley — seasonal availability (ingested 2026-07-16)
