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Kenya Gathaithi AA — supplied coffee image 1
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🇰🇪Kenya · Nyeri

Kenya Gathaithi AA

Roasted by Klatch CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsKenyaNyeriWashedMedium-Light roastPlumApricotPeachGrapefruitRaspberryArabicaSingle originGathaithi Coffee FactoryKlatch CoffeeIndependent
🇰🇪KenyaWashedField BlendMedium-Light roast
Brand
Klatch Coffee
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇰🇪Kenya
Region
Nyeri
Town
Gaki
Farm / Station
Gathaithi Coffee Factory
Farmer / Producer
Gathaithi Farmers’ Cooperative Society
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Field Blend
Process
Roast
Medium-Light
Tasting notes
yuzu, black currant, toffee, plum, apricot, peach, grapefruit, raspberry
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • harvestThe exact Klatch release does not publish a harvest month or crop year.
  • fermentation and dryingRelease-specific fermentation, soaking, and drying durations are not disclosed.
  • current product pageThe former exact Gathaithi URL now redirects to Klatch’s different Kenya Kaganda AA coffee.
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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 AA
  2. 02
    The brand
    Klatch Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Klatch Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Field Blend
  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 Farmers’ Cooperative Society’s 1,656 active members deliver cherry to the cooperative’s single factory in Gaki, Tetu. The society provides inputs on credit and cash advances.

From the roaster

Klatch documented this as a medium-light washed Kenya AA release; the former exact product URL now redirects to the different Kenya Kaganda AA.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

The official listing gives unusually complete cooperative context—member count, exact factory, locality, elevation, soil and four-variety composition—while leaving release-specific fermentation and drying details undisclosed.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Cooperative delivery

Members of Gathaithi Farmers’ Cooperative Society delivered cherry to the cooperative’s single Gathaithi factory.

02
Washed processing

Klatch identifies the exact release as washed; fermentation and drying durations are not disclosed.

What was added?

No adjuncts disclosed.

What wasn't added?

No fruit, spices or flavorings disclosed.

Why it matters

Central processing at the cooperative factory supports consistent preparation across many smallholder deliveries.

What you might taste

Yuzu, black currant, toffee, plum, apricot, peach, grapefruit and subtle raspberry.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.klatchcoffee.com/products/kenya-gathaithi-aa
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.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

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