Karimikui | Kenya | Filter
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Blackberry & Rose Hip
Harvest: December 2023
Country: Kenya
Producer: Karimikui washing station
Region: Kirinyaga
Process: Washed
Variety: SL28, SL34 & Ruiru 11
Altitude: 1,650 maslKenya mainly produces washed coffees, and many would argue they are consistently among the highest quality coffees in the world. We certainly think so!
The Karimikui washing station is located in the high altitudes of Kirinyaga, and is owned and run by the Rung’eto Farmers Cooperative. This lot consists of coffee grown in the areas surrounding the washing station. The coffees are delivered to Karimikui as whole cherries, and the team at the factory hand sort the harvest before it goes into production, removing any under or overripe fruit. The coffees are dry fermented overnight, before being washed and graded in channels. They are then dried on raised beds for 8-14 days. The farmers in the area mainly grow SL28 and SL34, but as with almost all Kenyan cooperative coffees, there can be a mix of everything. Other common cultivars are K7, Ruiru 11 and now also Batian.
The quality from Karimikui was outstanding last season, and this year is no different! Roasted for filter brewing, expect a sweet and silky cup with flavours of rhubarb, blackberry and rose hip.
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Price we paid: €14.15/kg
FOB: €10.33/kg
Weight Purchased: 390kg
Relationship: 3 years
Importer: Nordic Approach
The Karimikui factory rests on six acres of land and is part of the Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS). Smallholder farmers deliver their coffee cherries to the factory for processing and are paid a small advance (the remaining payment is received after the coffee is sold to a buyer). The processed coffee is sent to the dry mill to be milled and graded by size and quality. The marketing agent at the mill then negotiates the price with our importers, Nordic Approach, who ship the coffee to their warehouse and arrange the onward transport to our roastery.
