Origin: Kenya
Region: Kirinyaga
Variety: SL 28, SL 34, Batian, Ruiru 11
Altitude: 1700-1900 MASL
Processing: Washed Process
Karani AA - Kenya
Tasting Notes: Blackberry, Amaretto, Guava
This coffee was produced from trees of the admired heirloom SL28 and SL34 varieties of Arabica, as well as the hybrid Ruiru 11, and processed at the Karani wet mill. Despite challenges ranging from unclear government coffee policy and urban encroachment on prime coffee lands to chronically unstable weather, the famed Kenya coffee auction system and its participating cooperatives continue to produce some of the world’s most elegant and distinctive coffees. AA is the highest grade of Kenya coffee based on bean size and fewest physical imperfections.
The Region: Karani is a Kikuyu name of a person who was the owner of the farm where the factory was built. The area was very fertile for agricultural production, and therefore was very viable for the factory, which was constructed and opened for processing in 1998. Mt Kenya’s famous snow-capped peaks and sprinkler irrigation system taking place across the Ragati River, on the famous Kibirigwi Irrigation Scheme, all give the area a beautiful scenery.
Tasting Notes: Blackberry, Amaretto, Guava
This coffee was produced from trees of the admired heirloom SL28 and SL34 varieties of Arabica, as well as the hybrid Ruiru 11, and processed at the Karani wet mill. Despite challenges ranging from unclear government coffee policy and urban encroachment on prime coffee lands to chronically unstable weather, the famed Kenya coffee auction system and its participating cooperatives continue to produce some of the world’s most elegant and distinctive coffees. AA is the highest grade of Kenya coffee based on bean size and fewest physical imperfections.
The Region: Karani is a Kikuyu name of a person who was the owner of the farm where the factory was built. The area was very fertile for agricultural production, and therefore was very viable for the factory, which was constructed and opened for processing in 1998. Mt Kenya’s famous snow-capped peaks and sprinkler irrigation system taking place across the Ragati River, on the famous Kibirigwi Irrigation Scheme, all give the area a beautiful scenery.
Origin: Kenya
Region: Kirinyaga
Variety: SL 28, SL 34, Batian, Ruiru 11
Altitude: 1700-1900 MASL
Processing: Washed Process
Sourced & Roasted With Intention
We individually profile and roast each coffee to their specific sweet-spot
Sourcing & Selection
Vesta direct sources 90% of our coffees directly from farmers and coops at origin. And uses trusted export partners for the remaining coffees.
All coffees are selected based on taste profiles. We believe that origin, processing and terroir all play a part to make each coffee unique.
Maintaining Relationships
You will notice that many of our coffees are available for multiple years. We are proud (and thankful) to be able to work with many of the same farmers year-after-year. Many times purchasing the farmers entire harvest. Helping the producer have some economic stability, and helping us with a consistent product year after year.