Where we source
Kenya's coffee,
region by region.
We buy traceable, single origin, SCA-graded coffee from across Kenya, wherever we find it. That includes the high-altitude, volcanic-soil counties around Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Range that produce the country's most celebrated arabica, and regions beyond it too.
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
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 →Current stockKirinyaga
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.
Rift Valley & Western
Beyond the Mount Kenya band
A different growing region entirely, on the slopes of a different mountain system near Lake Victoria. We buy here too, whenever a lot clears our bar.
Beyond our current sourcing
The rest of the country
We don't have 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 story about the counties we already know.
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, Nandi
A growing belt running from the slopes of Mount Elgon toward the Eastern Rift. Fertile soils and consistent rainfall.
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.
As we build lasting relationships in these regions, we'll give them the same dedicated pages as Kiambu, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang'a, and Kisii: real data, not filler.
