Kenya

karimikui – kenya – 250g – coffee

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What Cafeistas says about this coffee

tomato jam, cola, honey

region – kirinyaga

elevation – 1600 – 1700 m.a.s.l.

producer – various small farmers

veriaty – ruiru 11, sl28, sl34

harvest – october – december

process – fully washed

Karimikui Factory is owned and operated by the Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS). The factory receives coffee from 2,591 smallholder farmers who cultivate their coffee at elevations of 1,600 to 1,700 meters above sea level. The primary varieties grown are SL28, SL34, and Ruiru 11.

Farmers selectively handpick only fully ripe, red coffee cherries before delivering them to the factory. Upon arrival, the cherries are pulped and fermented for approximately 12 to 24 hours. Following fermentation, coffee is washed in clean water and soaked for 24 hours, a process that contributes to the exceptional clarity and cleanliness of the final cup.

After soaking, the parchment coffee is carefully dried on traditional raised beds, allowing for slow and even drying under close supervision. Like most Kenyan coffees, Karimikui is processed using the fully washed method, reflecting Kenya’s long-standing reputation for producing coffees of outstanding quality through meticulous processing and exce…

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What the roaster says about where it came from

Country

Kenya

Region

Kirinyaga

Process

washed

Variety

Ruiru 11, SL28, SL34

Altitude

1600 to 1700 m

Not stated

farm or estate, producer, harvest, lot, importer, price paid to the producer

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Where each fact came from

Altitude, highest

…elevation – 1600 – 1700 m.a.s.l. part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Altitude, lowest

…elevation – 1600 – 1700 m.a.s.l. part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Variety

…producer – various small farmers veriaty – ruiru 11, sl28, sl34 harvest – october – december process – fully washed Karimikui Factory is owned and operated by the Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS). part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Country of origin

“Like most Kenyan coffees, Karimikui is processed using the fully washed method, reflecting Kenya’s long-standing reputation for producing coffees of outstanding quality through meticulous processing and exceptional attention to detail.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Region

…region – kirinyaga elevation – 1600 – 1700 m.a.s.l. part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Processing

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