Forbidden Fruit

About This Coffee

A natural process coffee from Muinami Estate (Nawiri Estate) in the Cherengany Hills of Kenya, grown by Stephen Nendela and his wife Lilian. The farm is located at high altitude with seven terraced plots planted with different coffee varietals in agroforestry conditions. This natural processed coffee is described as wild, seductive, and part of Kenya's direct trade movement, showcasing the new wave of Kenyan specialty coffee.

Origin

Cherangany Hills (Kenya)

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Processing

Natural

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Mad Priest Coffee Roasters

Mad Priest Coffee Roasters was founded in 2015 by Michael and Cherita Rice in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as both a specialty roastery and a social enterprise. The company operates on a triple bottom line model, and its mission statement, Craft excellent coffee, Educate the curious, Champion the displaced, guides decisions from sourcing through staffing. Mad Priest partners with Bridge Refugee Services to employ and train displaced individuals, and channels sustainability practices through bag recycling, composting, and repurposing grounds into coffee scrub products. The roastery won a Good Food Award in 2022 for a Yemen coffee and has collected Golden Bean Awards alongside recognition from Food & Wine. Both the founders earned SCA Roaster and Green Buyer certifications within the company's first year of operation.

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