FILTER - Kenya Kirinyaga KARIRU PB

• Muscat grape

• White tea flower

Co-operative: Baragwi

Screen Size: Peaberry

Exporter: Kenyacof

Importer: Sucafina Specialty

Rob says: We wrap up the season with a couple of standout Peaberry lots. Because these small, round beans hold on to their flavors longer than their AA and AB counterparts, they stay vibrant and delicious for an extended period.

This coffee takes its name from the washing station where it is processed: KARIRU Station. Around 980 smallholder farmers deliver their cherries to this station, which is one of 12 factories belonging to the Baragwi Farmers Co-operative Society. The station sits near the Mount Kenya Forest Reserve, an important water catchment area for the local community.

This late-harvest coffee was grown at 1,800 meters above sea level in red volcanic soils rich in organic matter, contributing to its depth and complexity of flavor.

This washed peaberry from Kenya's Kirinyaga region offers a distinctive cup centered on delicate floral and fruit-forward notes. Grown by the Baragwi Farmers Co-operative Society at 1800 meters, the lot showcases muscat grape and white tea flower character—a profile typical of Kenya's high-altitude, washed coffees, where clarity and complexity emerge through careful fermentation and drying. Peaberries, the naturally occurring single seeds that occasionally develop instead of paired beans, are prized for their dense structure and concentrated flavors. Kirinyaga has established itself as a prime coffee-growing zone, and this lot represents the region's capacity for nuanced, tea-like sweetness alongside bright fruit expression.