Kieni

Summary

Kieni is a washed coffee from the Kieni Cooperative in Nyeri, Kenya, grown at 1600-1800 masl. It features varieties SL28, SL34, Batian, and Ruiru11. The coffee is full-bodied, clean, and sweet with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, and rhubarb, plus a floral note and soft, smooth mouthfeel. Roasted as whole beans for filter brewing. The roaster has partnered with Kieni for nearly two decades.

Details

Format

Bean

Roast profile

Filter

Decaffeinated

No

Producer

Kieni Cooperative

Altitude

1600 - 1800 m.a.s.l

Variety

SL34, Batian, SL28, Ruiru 11

Notes

Blackcurrant, Floral, Blackberry, Rhubarb

The roaster

Coffee Collective

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