The Brew Blog

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

Kigezi coffee grows in Uganda's southwestern highlands near the Rwanda border at 1,500-2,200m - an emerging specialty zone with distinctive high-altitude arabica.

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.

Mumirwa coffee grows on Burundi's western Congo-Nile Ridge slopes — a fuller-bodied specialty origin at 1,200–1,600m producing chocolate and caramel Bourbon cups.

Ngozi coffee grows in north-central Burundi's highland zone — rich stone fruit and structured sweetness from 1,500–1,800m Bourbon farms across well-organized washing stations.