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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Kenya Kamavindi Estate PB; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Kenya Kamavindi Estate PB; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Kenya Kamavindi Estate PB; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Kenya Kamavindi Estate PB; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇰🇪Kenya · Embu

Kenya Kamavindi Estate PB

Roasted by Onyx Coffee LabRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsKenyaEmbuSL28WashedMedium roastGrapefruitArabicaSingle originKamavindi EstateMbature familyOnyx Coffee LabIndependent
🇰🇪KenyaWashedSL28Medium roast
Brand
Onyx Coffee Lab
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇰🇪Kenya
Region
Embu
Town
—
Farm / Station
Kamavindi Estate
Farmer / Producer
Mbature family
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
SL28
Process
Roast
Medium
Tasting notes
Grapefruit, Crisp Apple, Cola, Raisin
Fermentation
24-hour dry fermentation after depulping
Drying
Approximately 15 days on raised beds after channel washing
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • gradeNo formal green-coffee grade is published for this exact retail release.
  • public sentiment ratingExact-product sources were found, but there are no eligible exact-coffee consumer or critic ratings to normalize.
  • owner tastingNo owner tasting notes, approval, verdict, or score are recorded; none were inferred.
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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 Kamavindi Estate PB
  2. 02
    The brand
    Onyx Coffee Lab
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Onyx Coffee Lab
  4. 04
    The variety
    SL28
  5. 05
    The farm
    Kamavindi Estate
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Mbature family
  7. 07
    The region
    Embu
  8. 08
    The country
    🇰🇪Kenya
From the producer

Kamavindi Estate is operated by the third generation of the Mbature family. The estate’s current official team page lists Peter Mbature (Managing Director & Q-Grader), Chilumo Ringa (Finance & Logistics), Gladwell Mbature (Post-Harvest Processing), and Anne Mbature (HR & Factory Operations).

From the roaster

Onyx presents this as a classic Kenyan peaberry expression for filter and espresso, with a Moderate roast designation (ground Agtron 125).

Why this coffee is noteworthy

The exact listing documents a specific dry-washed protocol—24 hours of dry fermentation, channel washing, and about 15 days of raised-bed drying—alongside the estate’s third-generation history.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Matched the exact release

Verified the Onyx product against four independent exact-product catalog pages.

02
Corrected the producer link

Connected the existing Mbature family record and retained Kamavindi Estate as the farm.

03
Completed the lot protocol

Added Embu region, 1,680 m, SL28, November harvest, 24-hour dry fermentation, channel washing, and about 15 days of raised-bed drying.

What was added?

Mbature family producer link, Embu region link, exact elevation, harvest, dry-washed protocol, drying duration, roast mapping, and structured profile sections.

What wasn't added?

No owner tasting, score, verdict, formal green grade, or public sentiment score was added.

Why it matters

The coffee now separates the family producer from the estate entity and documents the exact lot’s post-harvest method.

What you might taste

Onyx reports grapefruit, crisp apple, cola, and raisin; these are roaster tasting notes.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://onyxcoffeelab.com/products/kenya-kamavindi-estate-pb-26
  • · https://kamavindicoffee.com/our-team
  • · https://www.beanswithbeanie.com/coffee/kenya-kamavindi-estate-pb-onyx-coffee-lab
  • · https://tazzina.app/bean/onyx-coffee-lab-kenya-kamavindi-estate-pb-jd79kcc2m5g6fxf3f7bh1pyqwh8c3x7f
  • · https://www.spro.so/coffees/3907
  • · https://every.coffee/roaster/onyx-coffee-lab/kenya-kamavindi-estate-pb
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: Kamavindi Estate →Meet the farmer: Mbature family →
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