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Coffee region guide

Kirinyaga

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A coffee origin on Mount Kenya’s southern foothills. Kiangothe washed coffee shows berry and citrus notes, while Koirara Estate adds tropical fruit and florals.

Place and growing environment

Smallholders and individual estates in localities including Kerugoya cultivate coffee in red volcanic soils.

Recorded flavors

  • 01Berries
  • 02Citrus
  • 03Tropical fruit
  • 04Floral

Processing

Washed

Grown varieties

SL28 · SL34 · Ruiru 11 · Batian

SL28

A drought-tolerant selection made by Kenya's Scott Laboratories in 1935.

Lineage
Selected from Tanganyika Drought Resistant, with Bourbon-related genetics.
Growing conditions
Suited to middle and high elevations; drought tolerant but susceptible to major diseases.
Traits
Long-lived trees can remain productive, with strong high-altitude cup potential.
Sources

SL34

Selected by Scott Laboratories from a tree at Kenya's Loresho Estate.

Lineage
Genetically associated with the Typica group.
Growing conditions
Adapted to high elevations with ample rainfall; susceptible to coffee berry disease.
Traits
Usually dark-bronze leaf tips, with high cup potential.
Sources

Ruiru 11

A compact, productive composite F1 variety developed in Kenya.

Lineage
Combines Catimor maternal lines with complex paternal crosses involving K7, SL28, N39 and Rume Sudan.
Growing conditions
High nutrient demand and early bearing.
Traits
Coffee berry disease resistance and rust tolerance are central breeding traits.
Sources

Batian

A composite of three pure lines released in Kenya in 2010.

Lineage
Derived from individual selections in F5 generations of certain Ruiru 11 paternal lines.
Growing conditions
Tall trees with rust tolerance and coffee berry disease resistance.
Traits
Its breeding ancestry includes SL28, SL34, Rume Sudan, N39, K7, SL4 and Timor Hybrid.
Sources

Lot details

  1. Kiunyu AA

    Kiunyu Factory — Karithathi Farmers Cooperative Society

    Kirinyaga County, Kenya · Harvest November 2025 – January 2026

    Sources
    Variety · process
    SL28 · SL34 · Batian · Ruiru 11Fully washed · double fermentation
    Tasting notes
    Jasmine · Blueberry · Black tea · Peach

  2. Kamwangi

    New Ngariama Farmers Cooperative Society — Kamwangi

    Kirinyaga, Kenya · Harvest December 2025

    Sources
    Variety · process
    SL28 · SL34 · Ruiru 11 · BatianWashed
    Tasting notes
    Cranberry · Raspberry · Rose hips
Sources