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

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Kieni Espresso; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Kieni Espresso; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Kieni Espresso; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇰🇪Kenya · Nyeri

Kieni Espresso

Roasted by Coffee CollectiveRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsKenyaNyeriWashedPlumArabicaSingle originKieni CooperativeCharles Gathaiya MurimiCoffee CollectiveIndependent
🇰🇪KenyaWashedField Blend
Brand
Coffee Collective
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇰🇪Kenya
Region
Nyeri
Town
—
Farm / Station
Kieni Cooperative
Farmer / Producer
Charles Gathaiya Murimi
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Field Blend
Process
Roast
—
Tasting notes
Blackcurrant, Plum, Marzipan
Fermentation
Pulped and sorted, fermented overnight, sometimes followed by a short second fermentation in clean river water, then soaked
Drying
Raised-bed drying for 12–18 days, covered during strong sun or rain
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • harvestThe current exact espresso listing does not publish a harvest month or crop year.
  • point elevationCoffee Collective publishes a 1,600–1,800 m range rather than one point elevation.
  • batch process timingThe Kieni producer page documents the station protocol, but the exact espresso bag does not publish batch-specific fermentation timestamps.
  • roast levelCoffee Collective labels the coffee as roasted for espresso without a conventional light/medium/dark designation.
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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
    Kieni Espresso
  2. 02
    The brand
    Coffee Collective
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Coffee Collective
  4. 04
    The variety
    Field Blend
  5. 05
    The farm
    Kieni Cooperative
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Charles Gathaiya Murimi
  7. 07
    The region
    Nyeri
  8. 08
    The country
    🇰🇪Kenya
From the producer

Kieni Cooperative has worked with Coffee Collective since 2010. Around 1,000 cooperative members deliver cherry to Kieni factory; the current product imagery identifies Charles Gathaiya Murimi and mill manager Patrick Wahome.

From the roaster

Coffee Collective describes this espresso roast as acidic and creamy, with blackcurrant, plum and marzipan.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A long-running direct partnership translated into an espresso roast, with approximately 1,000 cooperative members, four documented Kenyan cultivars, transparent green-coffee payment and a detailed station-level washed protocol.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Sort and pulp

Cherry is pulped, floated and sorted for quality.

02
Ferment and wash

Parchment ferments overnight, is washed the next day and may receive a short second fermentation in clean river water.

03
Soak and dry

After a final soak, the coffee dries on raised beds for 12–18 days and is covered during strong sun or rain.

What was added?

No fruit, spices, cultures or other flavoring adjuncts are disclosed.

What wasn't added?

No co-fermentation or post-roast flavoring is disclosed.

Why it matters

The documented factory protocol supports clarity and structured fruit while the espresso roast is intended to preserve body and sweetness.

What you might taste

Blackcurrant, plum and marzipan with bright acidity and a creamy espresso texture.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://coffeecollective.dk/products/kieni-espresso-250g
  • · https://coffeecollective.dk/pages/farmer/kieni
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 2026-10-14) 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: Kieni Cooperative →Meet the farmer: Charles Gathaiya Murimi →
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