Karimikui AA. Cafe De Kenia

About This Coffee

This coffee is a Karimikui AA from Kenya, produced at the Karimikui factory in Ngairiama within the Kirinyaga region. It is a washed coffee grown at altitudes between 1600-1900 meters by members of the Rungeto Cooperative, founded in 1953. The varietals are SL14 and SL28, cultivated in fertile volcanic red soil. The flavor profile presents notes of hibiscus, Earl Grey tea, black cherry, and toffee.

Origin

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Flavor Notes

Earl Grey Tea

Roast Level

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Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica

SL14, SL-28

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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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