Karimikui Espresso

Cranberry and ripe grapefruit, with a delicate floral sweetness behind them — a Kenyan espresso that tastes more like juice than roast.

Karimikui is a washing station in Kirinyaga County, on the slopes of Mount Kenya. It belongs to the Rungeto Farmers Co-operative Society, which brings together several hundred smallholders — each farming around one hectare of red volcanic soil, where vegetables for the family grow alongside the coffee. The cherries are hand-sorted, dry-fermented, washed in channels and dried on raised beds.

Washed, and roasted light to medium for espresso: the processing gives the coffee a clean, straightforward structure, and in the portafilter it becomes a dense, juicy shot with a citrus finish. If you want the contrast: Cianda Estate is our natural processed Kenyan — same origin, an entirely different cup.

Tasting notes: Cranberry · Grapefruit · Floral
Recommended brewing: Espresso machine · Moka pot
Variety: SL28 · SL34
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1,600–1,900 m
Roast level: Light to medium
Harvest: Early 2026
Origin: Karimikui, Kirinyaga County, Kenya

More espresso in our espresso selection. And if you would rather taste first: we serve it at our café on Sophienstraße.

Net weight: 250 g whole bean · Origin: Kenya
Roast date and best-before date are printed on every bag.
Larger bags (500 g or 1 kg) are roasted on request — just send us a message. And if you live in the neighbourhood: you can always collect your order at the café.
Responsible food business operator: Green Wall Coffee, Norbert Ahnsorge, Sophienstraße 27, 10317 Berlin