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

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

Editorial illustration

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

Editorial illustration

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

Editorial illustration

🇰🇪Kenya · Nyeri

Kenya Kiawamururu

Roasted by Intelligentsia CoffeeRoaster's website
PROCESS NOT FULLY DISCLOSED
TagsKenyaNyeriArabicaSingle originKiawamururu FactoryNjimbi CBOIntelligentsia 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
Kiawamururu Factory
Farmer / Producer
Njimbi CBO
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Not disclosed for the exact release
Process
—
Roast
—
Tasting notes
—
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • variety idCurrent station sources list multiple cultivars, but the exact Intelligentsia release does not disclose its cultivar mix.
  • process idCurrent station sources document washed processing, but the accessible Intelligentsia page does not confirm the exact release process.
  • altitude mCurrent station documentation gives a range, but the exact Intelligentsia release does not publish an elevation.
  • harvestThe exact Intelligentsia release does not disclose a harvest date.
  • fermentationA current station protocol is documented, but it is not confirmed for this exact release.
  • drying methodRaised-bed drying is documented for current station coffee, but not confirmed for this exact release.
  • roast levelThe exact retail listing does not disclose a conventional roast level.
  • tasting notesNo release-specific tasting notes were found on the exact Intelligentsia page.
  • public sentiment scoreThe exact catalog record reports no ratings or written reviews.
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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 Kiawamururu
  2. 02
    The brand
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Not disclosed for the exact release
  5. 05
    The farm
    Kiawamururu Factory
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Njimbi CBO
  7. 07
    The region
    Nyeri
  8. 08
    The country
    🇰🇪Kenya
From the producer

The Kiawamururu Factory operates under the Njimbi CBO and processes coffee from approximately 600 smallholder members in a region known for volcanic soil and ideal maturation conditions.

From the roaster

Intelligentsia Coffee is a Chicago-based roaster and a pioneer of the third-wave coffee movement, known for its direct trade sourcing model.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

This coffee is sourced from the Kiawamururu Factory, a washing station in Kenya's central highlands that supports hundreds of smallholder farmers.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Exact attribution

Confirmed New Njimbi cooperative members as growers and Kiawamururu Factory as the processing site.

02
Historical retail record

Confirmed the $24 price and an exact third-party catalog record of a 12 oz package.

03
Evidence boundary

Kept current station-level geography, membership, cultivar, and processing information as context rather than exact release specifications.

What was added?

No external processing additions are documented for the exact release.

What wasn't added?

No claim is made that fruit, cultures, flavorings, or other inputs were absent because Intelligentsia’s accessible page does not disclose the process.

Why it matters

This preserves useful station context without allowing unverified variety or process fields to generate exact-release tags.

What you might taste

No exact-release tasting notes were verified.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.intelligentsia.com/products/kenya-kiawamururu
  • · https://www.beanswithbeanie.com/coffee/kenya-kiawamururu-intelligentsia-coffee
  • · https://www.artisangreenbean.com/kiawamururu-ab-washed
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 2026-10-25) 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: Kiawamururu Factory →Meet the farmer: Njimbi CBO →
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