i.A trove of famed factories
Kirinyaga is dense with internationally regarded wet mills, where painstaking sorting and processing deliver consistently high quality.
Altitude
1,400–1,800m
MASL
Kenya · Africa · Growing region
Kirinyagaキリニャガ（キアンブ）
Kirinyaga ranks with Nyeri among Kenya’s very best, sitting on the southern slopes of Mount Kenya.
Altitude 1,400–1,800 mwashed
§ 01Key Figures
Key figures
Process
washed
main process
Body · Acidity
Balanced · Bright
Medium · Bright
Country rank
World No. 17
Kenya (production · Kenya)
§ 02Overview
Overview
Kirinyaga ranks with Nyeri among Kenya’s very best, sitting on the southern slopes of Mount Kenya.
Highly rated factories cluster here, offering blackcurrant, grapefruit and a distinctive tomato-like savoriness with juicy, muscular acidity.
§ 03Highlights
Highlights
- Location
- Kirinyaga county, central Kenya
- Main varieties
- SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11, Batian
- Altitude
- 1,400–1,800 m
- Processing
- Washed (Kenyan style)
- Cup character
- Blackcurrant, tomato, grapefruit, lime
§ 04Deep Read
About this region
ii.Complex, savory acidity
The tomato-like savoriness and deep blackcurrant are signatures found only in Kenyan coffee. Brewed hot with a slightly finer drip grind, the vividness leaps out.
§ 05Flavor Profile
Flavor profile
BlackcurrantTomatoGrapefruitLime
8-Axis Flavor Radar
§ 06Brew Guide
Brewing guide
Country-level guidePaper drip
pourover
Temp
94°C
Ratio
1:16
Time
3 min
Grind
Medium-fine
Hot water makes the vivid blackcurrant-like acidity pop. Use slightly more water.
AeroPress
aeropress
Temp
88°C
Ratio
1:12
Time
1 min 30 sec
Grind
Medium
Concentrates the citrus and berry flavors in a short brew. Dilute to taste afterward.
§ 07Where to Buy
Find Kirinyaga coffee
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§ 08Siblings
Other regions of Kenya
§ 09Kindred Regions