Where we source
Kenya's coffee,
region by region.
We buy traceable, single origin, SCA-graded coffee from across Kenya — wherever we find it. Most of that has been Central Kenya so far: the band of high-altitude, volcanic-soil counties surrounding Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Range that produces the country's most celebrated arabica.
Central Kenya
The Mount Kenya & Aberdare band
Around 60% of Kenya's coffee comes from here. Four counties, one mountain, broadly the same SL28 and SL34 varieties on the same volcanic red soil — and still four genuinely different cups.
Kiambu
Our current lot. Thirty kilometres from our roastery, on the southern slopes of the Aberdare range.
Read more →Nyeri
Mount Kenya’s northern slopes. Widely considered the most structurally complete washed coffee in Kenya.
Read more →Kirinyaga
Nyeri’s eastern neighbour. Varied terrain produces some of Kenya’s most layered, floral cups.
Read more →Murang’a
Between Kiambu and Nyeri on the Aberdare Ridge. Classic Central Kenya character, less individually documented.
Read more →Why altitude matters
Same mountain, different bands
Cooler air at altitude slows how fast cherries ripen, which gives sugars and acids more time to develop before harvest. All four counties sit on the same Mount Kenya–Aberdare massif, but the exact band each farm occupies is part of what makes its cup distinct.
Beyond Central Kenya
The rest of the country
Central Kenya isn't the whole picture. We don't have detailed sourcing relationships in these regions yet, but they're part of why "we buy from anywhere in Kenya" is a real standard and not just a Central Kenya story with extra steps.
Eastern Kenya
Embu, Meru, Machakos, Tharaka-Nithi
The eastern highlands of Mount Kenya and the Nyambene hills, roughly 1,280–1,970m. Embu in particular is known for bright fruit acidity and pronounced sweetness — berry, citrus, honey. Machakos and Makueni, further from the mountain, are more arid and produce less overall.
Rift Valley & Western
Nakuru, Kericho, Bungoma, Kisii, Nandi
A second growing belt running from the slopes of Mount Elgon toward the Eastern Rift. Fertile soils and consistent rainfall, though these regions don’t carry the specialty reputation of the Mount Kenya counties.
The Coast
Taita Taveta
Mostly arid land that doesn’t suit coffee well, with Taita Taveta the notable exception — strong, consistent sunshine compensates for lower rainfall.
If we buy from any of these regions, we'll build a page for it the same way we did for Kiambu, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, and Murang'a — real data, not filler.
