KenyaDrop Coffee · Stockholm
Karagoto AB, Washed SL28, SL34, Batian & Ruiru 11
rosehip · cooling · yellow grapefruit · black currant · hibiscus
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What Drop Coffee says about this coffee
Flavour Description: This coffee has an aroma of plums. The taste profile is warm yet vibrant, with flavour notes of rosehip and a cooling and a texture reminding of black currant lemonde. The coffee has a refreshing, cooling aftertaste
Colour: Light purple Category: Adventurous Producer: Karagoto Factory Location: Nyeri, Central Kenya, on the slopes of Mount Kenya Varietal: Batian, SL-28, Ruiru 11, SL-34 Processed: January 2026 Drying: On metallic raised beds in 16 days Cooperative: the New Tekangu Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS) Elevation: 1708 meters above sea level Soil: Mainly Nitisol, red volcanic soil. Nitisols occur in highlands and on volcanic steep slopes. They are developed from volcanic rocks and have better chemical and physical properties than other tropical soils. Processing: Once at the Karagoto factory, the skin and pulp of the cherries are removed in a mechanical pulper. They are then graded by density into three grades by the pulper and fermented separately, depending on the grade, for 24-36 hours under shade. After fermentation the coffees are washed and once again graded by density in the washing channels, after which the coffee is soaked in clean water…
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What the roaster says about where it came from
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How it sits among coffee from Kenya
Drop Coffee describe this coffee as citrus, floral. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Kenya; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.
floral is unusual here — 17% of coffee from Kenya are described that way.
The roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement. We have not tasted this coffee. All Kenya coffees
What Drop Coffee says about itself
Organic
“In 2018, we relocated our roastery to Rosersberg, just north of Stockholm, where we currently operate as a certified organic roaster.” their page (opens in a new tab)
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Where each fact came from
Altitude, lowest
“Kenya Varietal: Batian, SL-28, Ruiru 11, SL-34 Processed: January 2026 Drying: On metallic raised beds in 16 days Cooperative: the New Tekangu Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS) Elevation: 1708 meters above sea level Soil: Mainly Nitisol, red volcanic soil.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Variety
…refreshing, cooling aftertaste Colour: Light purple Category: Adventurous Producer: Karagoto Factory Location: Nyeri, Central Kenya, on the slopes of Mount Kenya Varietal: Batian, SL-28, Ruiru 11, SL-34 Processed: January 2026 Drying: On metallic raised beds in 16 days Cooperative: the New Tekangu Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS) Elevation: 1708 meters above sea level Soil: Mainly… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Flavour families
“The taste profile is warm yet vibrant, with flavour notes of rosehip and a cooling and a texture reminding of black currant lemonde.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
FOB price per pound
“Price transparency: The FOB paid for this coffee was 11,13 USD/kg Here is the last Kenyan being released from the latest harvest, from the lovely Karagoto in Nyeri, on the slopes of Mount Kenya.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Country of origin
…and a texture reminding of black currant lemonde. The coffee has a refreshing, cooling aftertaste Colour: Light purple Category: Adventurous Producer: Karagoto Factory Location: Nyeri, Central Kenya, on the slopes of Mount Kenya Varietal: Batian, SL-28, Ruiru 11, SL-34 Processed: January 2026 Drying: On metallic raised beds in 16 days Cooperative: the New Tekangu Farmers Cooperative Society… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Region
…and a cooling and a texture reminding of black currant lemonde. The coffee has a refreshing, cooling aftertaste Colour: Light purple Category: Adventurous Producer: Karagoto Factory Location: Nyeri, Central Kenya, on the slopes of Mount Kenya Varietal: Batian, SL-28, Ruiru 11, SL-34 Processed: January 2026 Drying: On metallic raised beds in 16 days Cooperative: the New Tekangu Farmers… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Processing
“After fermentation the coffees are washed and once again graded by density in the washing channels, after which the coffee is soaked in clean water for 6-12 hours.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Producer
…flavour notes of rosehip and a cooling and a texture reminding of black currant lemonde. The coffee has a refreshing, cooling aftertaste Colour: Light purple Category: Adventurous Producer: Karagoto Factory Location: Nyeri, Central Kenya, on the slopes of Mount Kenya Varietal: Batian, SL-28, Ruiru 11, SL-34 Processed: January 2026 Drying: On metallic raised beds in 16 days Cooperative: the… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Tasting notes
“The taste profile is warm yet vibrant, with flavour notes of rosehip and a cooling and a texture reminding of black currant lemonde.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
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