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Kambarare

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TagsKambarareKenyaSL28 (2025 SEY release)Washed

The story

SEY describes Gerald Njagi as a third-generation producer who began Kambarare in 2011 by leasing 100 trees. He now manages much of the estate and post-harvest processing, while his family owns about 1,000 trees.

Challenges

The SL28 variety, which is central to the farm's production, is a non-hybrid plant that is known to be highly susceptible to disease. Additionally, the broader Kenyan coffee sector faces ongoing difficulties related to the declining quality of coffee and the conversion of agricultural land into real estate.

Innovations

For the 2025 lot, SEY documents 18–20 hours of dark dry fermentation followed by another 24 hours after washing. For the 2026 main separation, SEY documents 36 hours of dry fermentation in one bucket. These are release-specific protocols, not a farm-wide recipe.

Published coffees linked to this farm

For blends, a farm may be named for one documented component without growing the entire coffee. These catalog relationships do not independently verify every lot, harvest or producer. See individual coffee profiles for traceability evidence.

Research sources & verification

These source links were recorded for this farm profile. They document its research trail; a linked source is not, by itself, confirmation of every farm, producer, coffee lot or photo identity.

Research last reviewed: 2026-10-28

  1. Source 1: seycoffee.com
  2. Source 2: seycoffee.com
  3. Source 3: seycoffee.com
  4. Source 4: tandemcoffee.com
  5. Source 5: drinkpassenger.com

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