KenyaSolberg & Hansen · Norway
Exclusive Christmas Coffee - Kiambu, Kenya
Fruity · sweet
762 kr/kg
190 kr for 250 g · about 13,71 kr for an 18 g espresso dose
Price observed 5 Nov 2026. This is the bag, not the basket: delivery is not included.
Delivery cost not stated by the roaster
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What Solberg & Hansen says about this coffee
Tasting notes: Fruity and sweet. Citrus and berries on fragrance. Taste of blackcurrant and caramel.
This coffee is grown in lush Kiambu and processed at the Githongo washing station. With an exceptionally sweet mouthfeel and fresh, berry-like flavors, this is a coffee that will add an exclusive touch to the holiday season.
The Githongo washing station is located in the Kiambururu area of Kiambu, approximately 40 km north of Nairobi. Established in 1972, the washing station is owned by smallholder farmers. It is situated in a coffee-growing region characterized by volcanic soil and an altitude of around 1,900 meters above sea level, which results in cool temperatures and a slow ripening process for the coffee cherries. Approximately 1,200 farmers in the area supply coffee to the washing station, where the cherries are pulped, fermented, washed, and sun-dried on raised drying beds.
The Githongo washing station is part of the Komothai Coffee Growers Cooperative Society, which was founded in 1959. The cooperative owns 13 washing stations and represents thousands of small-scale farmers in Kiambu. Each washing station is located by a river or stream that provides clean water for proc…
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What the roaster says about where it came from
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How it sits among coffee from Kenya
Solberg & Hansen describe this coffee as caramel and sweet. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Kenya; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.
Every family the roaster names is a common one for coffee from Kenya, so this reads as a typical example rather than an outlier.
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What Solberg & Hansen says about itself
Direct trade
“Direct trade At Solberg & Hansen, we purchase coffee of very high quality directly from farmers all over the world.” their page (opens in a new tab)
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Where each fact came from
Altitude, lowest
…altitude: 1900 masl Harvest: November - December… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Processing
…process: Washed Growing conditions: Red volcanic soil… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Tasting notes
…tasting notes: Fruity and sweet. Citrus and berries on fragrance. part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
A further 2 facts on this page were read from part of the shop page that holds no sentence — a menu or a product grid — so there is nothing to quote for them.
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