Kenya Karani AA 2026

Coffee overview

An early season Kenya from one of our favorite factories last year. Big acidic complexity here, some of our favorite tartaric characteristics, and a fair amount of florality sussed out. Quite a bit going on here.

Coffee flavor profile

Raspberry lemonade, concord grape, rose hips.

Acidity: tartaric
Sweetness: juicy
Body: slight floral

Brewing evaluation

Rest: 30+ days recommended

Filter eval day 1: Gabi Standard Recipe of 1:18 shows a vibrant, tart cup which exudes the best qualities of a Kenya coffee. Huge juiciness throughout, with an interestingly tart/floral finish. Quite good.

We use 60 hardness, 20 buffer water heated to 198F in all of our recipes.

Information

Factory: Karani
Producer: multiple smallholder farmers
Region: Kirinyaga
Country: Kenya
Variety: SL-28 field blend
Process: Washed
Sourcing: Falcon Coffees