Kenya, Ichamara AA - Filter

Kenya, Ichamara AA - Filter

Fjord Coffee

About This Coffee

A washed light-roast filter coffee from Nyeri County, Kenya, produced by smallholder farmers organized around the Ichamara factory under the New Gikaru Farmers Cooperative Society. Grown on the volcanic lower slopes of Mt Kenya at 1600–1800 m.a.s.l. Varieties include SL-28, SL-34, and Ruiru-11. Cherries are hand-sorted, depulped, fermented overnight, washed in cold water, channel-sorted by density, and slow-dried on raised beds. Flavor notes include ripe red cherry, hibiscus-tea florality, and punchy raspberry, with a silky tea-like body and clean, lingering finish.

Origin

Nyeri (Kenya)

Flavor Notes

Raspberry, Cherry, Hibiscus

Roast Level

Light

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica
SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru-11
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Fjord Coffee

Kresten Thøgersen, Morgan Love, and James Maguire founded Fjord Coffee in 2016, born from a collaboration between the Father Carpenter and Silo cafe teams who pooled resources to build a shared roasting operation. The roastery is located in East Berlin, where the team works on a cast iron Probat roaster using a unique combination of conduction and convection methods. Their Nordic style roasting philosophy draws out naturally sweet and vibrant flavors while showcasing the diversity of regions and processing methods from origins including Brazil, El Salvador, Colombia, Kenya, Guatemala, and Ethiopia. Direct trade relationships with farmers go beyond simple sourcing, often extending to the creation of experimental lots developed in partnership. In 2023, Fjord and Father Carpenter formally separated, with each pursuing its own roasting identity while retaining the collaborative spirit that brought them together.