The Brew Blog

Batian is Kenya's newest high-quality disease-resistant cultivar — how it improves on Ruiru 11 and where it fits in the Kenyan coffee landscape.

Ruiru 11 is Kenya's first disease-resistant cultivar — its cup quality trade-offs explained, and how it shaped the development of Batian.

SL34 is the Kenyan variety that delivers consistency, yield, and a softer take on Kenya's famous blackcurrant cup character. Here's what it is and why it matters.

Kirinyaga coffee grows on Mount Kenya's southern slopes, producing structured washed cups with SL28 character and rounder acidity than Nyeri.

Murang'a coffee bridges Kenya's central highlands to the specialty market — double-washed SL28 and SL34 on Mount Kenya's southern approaches.

Embu coffee grows on Mount Kenya's eastern slopes — bimodal harvests, SL28 and SL34, and Kenya's double-wash producing clean, precise specialty lots.