Tier 1 - Kenya Kirimiri FCS

Tasting Notes: Milk Chocolate, Caramel, Grape, Blackberry. Black Tea

Elevation: 1800 M

Varietal: SL34

Processing: Washed 

Although Kenya and Ethiopia share a border, their coffee histories have little in common. French missionaries introduced coffee to Kenya in 1893. Coffee production expanded mainly on large estates. Green coffee from Kenya could only be traded through the national auction until 2006 when new legislation made it possible for producers to sell directly to buyers.

Kenyan coffee production has upheld quality and consistency throughout the years with detail-oriented management at the washing stations. Over 600,000 smallholder farmers nationwide are organized into Farmer Cooperative Societies (FCS) that oversee traceability and quality control for its membership body.

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