Origin: Embu, Central Kenya, Kenya
Roast: Filter - light roast
Flavour Profile: Pink Lady apple, cherry cola, milk chocolate. Rich and sweet with great balance
Process: Washed
Varieties: SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11 & Batian
Grower: Lucy Wanja Ndogo & Family
Altitude: 1,720-1,800 metres above sea level
Importer: Melbourne Coffee Merchants
Rurima is a family estate in Embu on the volcanic foothills of Mt Kenya. The siblings each tend their own plots and bring only ripe cherry to a shared wet mill, which gives them tight control from picking through drying. That combination of elevation, careful selection, and a hands-on mill shows up in the cup as brightness, sweetness, and really consistent quality.
Processing follows a classic Kenyan path with plenty of intention. After pulping, the parchment is dry fermented to build structure, then washed with clean Kapingazi River water and moved to raised beds for slow, even drying with regular turning and sorting. Melbourne Coffee Merchants began working directly with the family in 2024, a connection made easier by recent Kenyan reforms, and that closer relationship helps refine feedback, reward quality, and keep the profile dialed: fruit-forward, silky, and beautifully balanced.
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
