Kenya - Kamunyaka AA

Kenya - Kamunyaka AA

Populus Coffee

About This Coffee

A Kenyan AA coffee from the Kamunyaka wet mill located on the slopes of Mount Kenya in Nyeri County. Produced by the Iri-aini Farmers Cooperative Society, working with surrounding smallholder farmers. Cherries are depulped, fermented, washed, and slowly dried on raised beds at 1750–1800 masl. Varieties include SL-28 and SL-34. The flavor profile features black currants, black tea, white citrusy florals, lime, currant leaves, and bright acidity with a tea-like body.

Origin

Nyeri (Kenya)

Flavor Notes

Black Tea, Blackberry, Lime, White Floral, Black Currant, Raspberry Leaf, Currant Leaf, Lime Pie

Roast Level

Medium Light

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica
SL-28, SL-34
PC

Populus Coffee

Finnish couple Sari and Henrik Haavisto founded Populus Coffee in Berlin Neukölln around 2015, choosing the German capital over Helsinki for its more favorable startup environment. Henrik, a journalist by training, had his coffee awakening on a trip to Guatemala in 2014, and the couple built their roastery on the conviction that relationships throughout the supply chain deserve transparency. That commitment is tangible: Populus publishes transparency reports disclosing producer names, importers, and purchase prices for every coffee they sell. Their Nordic inspired light roast profiles have earned them a place among the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops, and they co founded Communal Coffee, Germany's largest co roasting space hosting twelve independent roasteries. The brand has also expanded internationally with a roasting operation in Shanghai, carrying its people first philosophy far beyond Berlin's borders.