Producer: Josra Coffee
Region: Mount Kenya
Variety: SL28, SL34, Batian
Process: WashedAltitude: 1600 - 2100 masl
Harvested: 2024
Cupping notes: Rosehip, orange zest, black tea and blackcurrant. Creamy and juicy.
This coffee comes from the Meru region, on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya. Grown at high altitudes in volcanic soil under cool, tropical conditions, it’s a place well-suited to slow, dense cherry development — and known for producing some of Kenya’s most balanced and expressive coffees.
Kenya’s coffee trade is structured differently from many producing countries. Most lots are sold through a government-run auction in Nairobi, where exporters like Josra Coffee select the coffees they want to offer. Josra is a family-run exporter founded in 1988 by Joshua G. Ngeera and Rachel N. Gichoga — both of whom grew up on coffee farms and started the business with a mission to get quality Kenyan coffees directly into the hands of roasters. Today, they’re one of the few locally owned exporters still operating, known for sourcing clean, consistent, and high-quality lots.
This particular coffee is a washed lot made up of SL28, SL34, and Batian, all grown at around 1,600 - 2100 meters. After harvest, the cherries are sorted, pulped, washed with clean mountain water, and dried slowly on raised beds.
There are two harvests in Kenya — the main season from April to November, and a smaller secondary harvest from December to July. This coffee comes from the main harvest, when volume and quality typically peak.
Transparency.
What we paid:
-Coffee: 9.55€/Kg
-Shipping: 0.15€/Kg
-Packaging, labelling and sorting: 2€
Quantity bought: 120 Kg
