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Coffee region guide

Nyeri

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An origin with producing localities such as Othaya and Karatina and their cooperative factories. Café Imports’ 2020 regional selections combine caramel, white grape, plum and raspberry with lively acidity.

Explore connected microregions

  1. Microregion · NyeriOthaya오타야A Nyeri locality with factories belonging to the Othaya cooperative. The Kagere AB lot offers florals, berries, chocolate and honey sweetness.Recorded flavors · Floral · Berries · Chocolate · Honey
  2. Microregion · NyeriKaratina카라티나The producing area around Karatina town in Nyeri. The Ichuga washed lot has currant, berry and citrus notes with a clean, juicy profile.Recorded flavors · Currant · Berries · Citrus · Juicy
  3. Microregion · NyeriMukurwe-ini무쿠르웨이니A coffee-growing district in Nyeri with Rumukia Cooperative’s Thunguri factory.Recorded flavors · Grape · Raspberry · Plum · Red wine
  4. Microregion · NyeriTetu테투A coffee-growing district in Nyeri with Aguthi Cooperative and Mungaria wet mill.Recorded flavors · Orange juice · White peach · Apricot · Sugar cane

Place and growing environment

Coffee and tea are cultivated in the Central Highlands’ red volcanic soils. Coffee from local farms is sorted, fermented and dried at factories.

Regional flavors

  • 01Caramel
  • 02White grape
  • 03Plum
  • 04Raspberry

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. Kiandu AA

    Mutheka Farmers Cooperative Society — Kiandu Factory

    Tetu, Nyeri, Kenya · Harvest November 2025 – January 2026

    Sources
    Variety · process
    SL28 · SL34 · Batian · Ruiru 11Fully washed with double fermentation
    Tasting notes
    Blackcurrant · Raspberry · Citrus · Brown sugar

  2. Ruarai AA

    Ruarai Washing Station

    Nyeri, Kenya · Harvest November 2025

    Sources
    Variety · process
    SL28 · SL34Washed
    Tasting notes
    Rose hips · Pomegranate · Candied grapefruit
Sources