Kenya Kevote AB

About This Coffee

This coffee is from the Kevote Coffee Factory, part of the Kirurumwe Farmers' Cooperative Society in the Embu region of Kenya. It is grown at an altitude of 1600 meters by 100 small producers. The varieties include SL28, SL34, Ruiru11, and Batian, all processed using the washed method. Coffee farming began in this area in 1950, and the cooperative now operates three wet mills with over 4,500 members. The Kevote mill produces around 350,000 kg of cherries per year from approximately 100,000 coffee trees. Cherries are hand-picked at peak ripeness, delivered the same day, pulped, fermented, and washed using clean river water, then sun-dried. The flavor profile features bright citrus acidity reminiscent of grapefruit, orange, and lemon, with a smooth black tea-like body and a finish of brown sugar and molasses.

Origin

Embu (Kenya)

Flavor Notes

Molasses, Brown Sugar, Lemon, Orange, Grapefruit, Black Tea

Roast Level

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Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica

Batian, Ruiru-11, SL-34, SL-28

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Freak Coffee Roasters

Freak Coffee Roasters operates from the Fujigaoka area of Nagoya in Aichi prefecture, a short walk from Fujigaoka Station, specializing exclusively in light roast specialty coffee with an emphasis on rare varieties and special processing methods not commonly found in typical Japanese cafes. The founders traveled extensively through Europe, Australia, and across Japan studying coffee culture before opening the roastery, and the name Freak reflects their self described identity as extreme coffee enthusiasts whose passion borders on obsession. The roastery sources coffees including prized Geisha varieties and experimentally processed lots, bringing world coffee standards into daily life through an approach that treats specialty coffee less as a luxury and more as something accessible to everyone. Freak welcomes a broad community including families with children and offers student discounts, pairing its coffees with house made banana bread, cheesecake, and pudding. The mission centers on helping people discover the diversity of coffee flavors the way a wine lover might explore different grape varieties and terroirs, making Nagoya's Fujigaoka neighborhood an unexpected destination for some of the most adventurous specialty coffee in the Aichi region.

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