Karimikui AA. Cafe De Kenia

About This Coffee

This coffee is from the Karimikui factory in the Kirinyaga region of Kenya, established in 1966. It serves the villages of Githureia, Gituba and Kiamugumo and is affiliated with the Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society. Grown at 1700-1800 meters altitude in rich volcanic red soil, with temperatures between 13-24°C. The varieties are SL28 and SL34 (99% of production) with small amounts of Ruiru 11. This is a washed process coffee with hand-sorted cherries, disk pulping, 16-24 hour fermentation under covered shade, washing, soaking for 16-18 hours, and sun drying for up to 21 days on African drying beds. Flavor notes include blueberries, blackcurrant, nectarine, caramel and honey.

Origin

Kirinyaga (Kenya)

Flavor Notes

Blueberry, Caramelized, Honey

Roast Level

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Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica

SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru-11

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Kima Coffee

Rabi Aouam trained as a barista starting in 2010, won the Andalusian Barista Championship in 2014, and began roasting commercially in 2018 without a fixed space. By 2021 he had a roastery and tasting room in the center of Malaga, and the operation quickly gained momentum. Kima was named Best Specialty Coffee of Spain in 2024 and ranked in the top 100 coffee destinations worldwide by Neodrinks in 2025. Rabi works exclusively with 100% Arabica specialty coffee, hand roasting each batch and selecting from a wide range of origins that includes rare varietals like Geisha from Colombia and Wild Orchid Liberica from Vietnam. An in house academy trains professionals from the hospitality sector, with baristas traveling to Malaga specifically for the courses. The philosophy is direct: flavor, traceability, zero artifice.

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