Kenya - Kisii Estate Peaberry

About This Coffee

The Kisii Estate Peaberry coffee comes from the Kangema District in Kenya. It has been grown at an altitude of 1700m and later been washed and sun-dried. These coffee beans have the varietals of Heirloom and Typica which have originated from Ethiopia and later on travelled to other parts of the world. The Kisii Estate Peaberry is a medium roast that has a light body with an overtone of citrus subsiding to a caramel fruitiness with hints of sugar cane and nutmeg.

Tasting Notes

Citrus, sugar cane and nutmeg.

Growing Coffee in Kenya, Kisii Estate

Kenya is famous for producing outstanding coffee and has a highly organised network of coffee cooperatives. The topography of high altitude plateaus combined with acidic soil provides excellent growing conditions for Arabica. Peaberry, also known as Caracoli, is an unusual type of coffee bean which develops only when one of the two beans in a cherry is fertilised. Without another bean to grow against the bean grows into an ovular shape. These sorts of beans are most often associated with Kenya and nearby Tanzania.