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A navy blue cylinder with a purple label describes the roasted coffee beans within. 'PATRICIA' and 'TWO HUNDRED GRAMS' are printed in gold foil.
A navy blue cylinder with a purple label describes the roasted coffee beans within. 'PATRICIA' and 'TWO HUNDRED GRAMS' are printed in gold foil.
A navy blue recyclable bag containing 1kg of specialty coffee beans. It has the Patricia logo in gold, the coffee's name on a purple sticker, and 'One kilogram' in gold underneath.
A navy blue cylinder with a pruple label describes the roasted coffee beans within.
Dark blue coffee bag with gold text and an embossed sticker showing the birthday of Patricia Coffee Brewers
Sloped field with rows of coffee drying on raised beds under a clear sky
Drying coffee beans on raised beds
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Gathaithi, Kenya

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Origin: Tetu, Nyeri, Kenya

Roast: Espresso - medium light roast

Flavour Profile: Dark chocolate, red wine, blackcurrant. Fruity and intense.

Growers: Approximately 1,650 smallholders

Process: Washed

Varieties: Ruiru 11, SL 28, SL 34 & Batian

Altitude: 1,720 metres above sea level

Importer: Condesa

Between the peaks of Mount Kenya and the Aberdare ranges, the Gathaithi Coffee Factory serves a dedicated cooperative of smallholder farmers in Nyeri County. Their coffee trees thrive in rich, red volcanic soil, protected by the dappled shade of macadamia and Grevillea trees. To ensure the highest quality in the cup, producers carefully hand-select only the ripest cherries, delivering them to the wet mill the very same day. The coffee is pulped, fermented overnight, and thoroughly washed before being spread across raised tables to slowly sun-dry under constant care. Beyond producing exceptional Kenyan coffee, the Gathaithi cooperative is deeply invested in its people, utilizing harvest funds to provide its members with crucial pre-financing for school fees, farm inputs, and emergency needs.

Whole beans or pre-ground?

Coffee deteriorates much faster once it is ground, making whole beans the ideal way to purchase coffee. If you don't have a grinder though, all good!

Grind Guide

Whole Beans - not ground, you have your own grinder
Commercial Espresso - very fine for a commercial espresso machine
Home Espresso - quite fine for a domestic espresso machine
Stovetop - fine for percolator / moka pot
Aeropress - medium for Aeropress
Pour Over - medium for pour over
Plunger - coarse for plunger / french press
Batch Brewer - very coarse for Moccamaster and other batch brewers

Making coffee at home

Follow this guide to ensure you're using the same ratios and standards as we do at Patricia

Brew Guide