Discover Kirenyaa Coffee
Featured Lots
Cupping Notes: Orange, Blueberry and Caramel
Sweetness: It features a heavy, syrupy sweetness reminiscent of brown sugar, honey, or butterscotch.
Altitude: Grown at approximately 1,750–1,800+ meters on the slopes of Mt. Kenya.
Varietals: Primarily SL-28 and SL-34 with some newer Batian and Ruiru 11 which add to the body.
Processing: Traditional Double Washed
Cupping Notes: Strawberry, Rhubarb, Caramel
Sweetness: It features a heavy, syrupy sweetness reminiscent of brown sugar, honey, or butterscotch.
Altitude: Grown at approximately 1,750–1,800+ meters on the slopes of Mt. Kenya.
Varietals: Primarily SL-28 and SL-34 with some newer Batian and Ruiru 11 which add to the body.
Processing: Traditional Double Washed
Our ‘Why’
Kirenyaa Coffee: From the Mountain to the Cup
For us, everything starts at the peaks of Kirenyaa. It isn't just a landmark—it is the very place where life began.
Our elders tell us that it was on these snow-capped summits that Ngai (God) created Mwenendega, also known as Gikuyu, the first father of our people. From that height, he was shown the land that would become our home: a "Garden of Eden" of deep red volcanic soil and valleys always tucked in the mist. For generations, our ancestors lived off this land. They drank from the cold, clear streams flowing straight from the mountain’s ice. It was a life of simple peace and plenty.
But at the end of the 19th century, that peace was broken. Colonialists arrived and took the land. In that moment, Kirenyaa changed from a sanctuary into a fortress. The mountain wrapped itself around our freedom fighters like a protective cloak; its dense forests hid them, its rugged ridges defended them, and its vegetation fed them. If we stand on this soil today, it is because of the blood shed in the shadow of those peaks.
Today, that same soil—the bedrock of our creation and our struggle—nourishes the world in a different way. It is the home of the finest Kenyan Arabica coffee.
At Kirenyaa Coffee Company, we aren’t just in the business of exporting beans; we are here to tell the story of the local people. We believe that the land that protected our ancestors must now provide for our children. That is why a percentage of our profits go directly back to the community. We want to ensure that the children growing up around this mountain today also benefit from its riches.
When you drink our coffee, you are supporting the families who still work this sacred earth and investing in the generation that will carry our story forward. Every cup is a tribute to the mountain that watched over our past—and a promise to those who will lead our future.
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