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

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Ndaroini AB; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Ndaroini AB; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Ndaroini AB; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇰🇪Kenya · Nyeri

Ndaroini AB

Roasted by 49th Parallel Coffee RoastersRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsKenyaNyeriWashedMedium roastOrangeBlack TeaArabicaSingle originNdaroini Factory49th Parallel Coffee Roasters
🇰🇪KenyaWashedField BlendMedium roast
Brand
—
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇰🇪Kenya
Region
Nyeri
Town
—
Farm / Station
Ndaroini Factory
Farmer / Producer
Smallholder farmers delivering to Ndaroini Factory
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Field Blend
Process
Roast
Medium
Tasting notes
Black currant, Orange, Black tea
Fermentation
—
Drying
Dried on raised beds
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • altitude mThe exact listing states 1,600–1,800 m, so no single point elevation is stored.
  • fermentationThe roaster states fully washed processing but does not disclose a release-specific fermentation timing or protocol.
  • harvestThe exact release page does not disclose a harvest period.
  • roast dateNo bag-specific roast date is published.
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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
    Ndaroini AB
  2. 02
    The brand
    Not disclosed
  3. 03
    The roaster
    49th Parallel Coffee Roasters
  4. 04
    The variety
    Field Blend
  5. 05
    The farm
    Ndaroini Factory
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Smallholder farmers delivering to Ndaroini Factory
  7. 07
    The region
    Nyeri
  8. 08
    The country
    🇰🇪Kenya
From the producer

The coffee is sourced from smallholder farmers who deliver their harvested cherries to the Ndaroini Factory located in Nyeri County.

From the roaster

This Kenya Ndaroini AB comes from smallholder farmers delivering cherry to the Ndaroini Factory in Nyeri County.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A traceable Ndaroini Factory lot that preserves the roaster’s disclosed field blend—SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11 and Batian—along with the 1,600–1,800 m range, fully washed process, raised-bed drying, and current black-currant, orange and black-tea profile.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Fully washed

Carefully harvested cherry is delivered to Ndaroini Factory and processed using the fully washed method.

02
Raised-bed drying

The washed coffee is dried on raised beds to support clarity and structure.

What was added?

No added fruit, flavoring or inoculant is disclosed.

What wasn't added?

The exact listing does not describe a co-fermentation or added ingredient.

Why it matters

The source supports a traditional fully washed classification but not a release-specific fermentation duration.

What you might taste

49th Parallel lists black currant, orange and black tea.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://49thcoffee.com/products/kenya-nyeri-ndaroini-filter-roast-coffee
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

Exact-coffee catalog pages and algorithmic evidence indexes were found, but they do not provide independent standardized cup scores and were excluded.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Ndaroini Factory →Meet the farmer: Smallholder farmers delivering to Ndaroini Factory →
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