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Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Kenya Gathaithi, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Kenya Gathaithi; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Kenya Gathaithi; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Kenya Gathaithi; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇰🇪Kenya · Nyeri

Kenya Gathaithi

Roasted by Intelligentsia CoffeeRoaster's website
TagsKenyaNyeriCaramelArabicaSingle originSpecialtyGathaithi Coffee FactoryIntelligentsia CoffeeOwned by Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
🇰🇪Kenya
Brand
Intelligentsia Coffee
Who owns the brand
A large corporation — Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇰🇪Kenya
Region
Nyeri
Town
—
Farm / Station
Gathaithi Coffee Factory
Farmer / Producer
Gathaithi Farmers’ Cooperative Society
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Specialty
Variety
—
Process
—
Roast
—
Tasting notes
caramel sweetness
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • variety idThe current exact Intelligentsia page does not disclose cultivars.
  • process idThe current exact Intelligentsia page does not disclose the processing method; a separate Gathaithi lot cannot safely supply it.
  • altitude mThe current exact Intelligentsia page does not publish a release-specific elevation.
  • harvestThe current exact Intelligentsia page does not publish the harvest or crop year.
  • roast levelThe current exact Intelligentsia page does not classify the roast level.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Kenya Gathaithi
  2. 02
    The brand
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Not disclosed
  5. 05
    The farm
    Gathaithi Coffee Factory
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Gathaithi Farmers’ Cooperative Society
  7. 07
    The region
    Nyeri
  8. 08
    The country
    🇰🇪Kenya
From the producer

Gathaithi Coffee Factory is associated with the Gathaithi Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Nyeri. That station identity is supported by a directly relevant green-coffee record, while Intelligentsia’s current exact product page does not disclose this release’s grower count or detailed lot specifications.

From the roaster

Intelligentsia Coffee is known for its Direct Trade model, focusing on long-term partnerships with producers to ensure high-quality, traceable coffee.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

The current exact Intelligentsia listing is deliberately concise, emphasizing the bright acidity, complexity, and caramel sweetness associated with Kenyan coffee. This profile separates those verified current claims from details published for other Gathaithi lots.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
What was done

Reconciled the current Intelligentsia product page against a different Gathaithi Peaberry green-coffee listing. Added the current $27/12 oz sold-out format and caramel-sweetness descriptor; connected the existing Nyeri region; removed unsupported cultivar, washed-process, raised-bed, elevation, and yuzu/toffee/red-currant claims from the exact Intelligentsia release.

What was added?

Nothing, as far as the producer has disclosed.

What wasn't added?

No post-roast flavorings of any kind.

Why it matters

What you might taste

Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-26) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Non-exact, seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release, duplicate, and older-release sources were excluded. No qualifying independent exact-release review remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Gathaithi Coffee Factory →Meet the farmer: Gathaithi Farmers’ Cooperative Society →
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