Release No. 08· July 2026

Pear Pressure | Kenya.

Latest release

SL.OW|Nyeri County, Kenya

Cola
Poached Pear
Plum Jam
Rooibos Tea

Not saying you need this coffee, but we would be remiss to not Pear Pressure you into it. This is everything you want in a Kenyan.

The cup opens with a lively cola sweetness, then soft poached pear rolls through the middle. Rich plum jam brings the depth, and a delicate rooibos tea note carries a long, refined finish. This is what Kenya does best — grown by the Rugi co-op's 700-odd smallholder farmers on red volcanic soils, 1,650 metres up, pulped with water from the Sagana River and dried slow on raised tables.

We've roasted this one for filter — it only gets juicier as it cools.

Producer: Karundu Coffee Factory
Farm: Rugi Farmers Co-operative Society
Region: Nyeri County
Variety: SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11, Batian
Altitude: 1,650 masl
Process: Washed (AA)
Roast: Light

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Pear Pressure | Kenya

$31.00

The producerChapter 05

SL.OWNyeri County, KenyaWashed (AA)Latest release

Chapter 01 · The Producer

A washed AA from the Karundu Coffee Factory, high in Nyeri County.

Established in the 1960s, the Karundu Coffee Factory is a wet mill operated by the Rugi Farmers Co-operative Society in Nyeri County. Sitting between the foothills of the Aberdare range and Mount Kenya at around 1,650 metres, it works with roughly 700 smallholder farmers — most tending small plots of about 0.3 acres with around 100 coffee trees each. Ripe cherries are pulped with water from the Sagana River, rested overnight, then washed, soaked and dried slowly on raised tables, where the parchment is turned frequently to preserve the coffee's clarity and complexity.

Karundu Coffee Factory · Nyeri, Kenya

In the cup

Lively cola opens, poached pear softens the middle, plum jam deepens it, rooibos tea lingers.

Cola
Poached Pear
Plum Jam
Rooibos Tea

II · In the Cup

Cola sweetness, poached pear, a rooibos tea finish.

The first sip is bright, juicy cola-like sweetness. Soft poached pear develops through the cup while rich plum jam brings a deep, fruit-forward core. Delicate rooibos tea notes carry a refined, lingering finish — clean and expressive with remarkable clarity.

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What our customers say

4.8 / 5

Across all our coffees · 193 reviews

★★★★★

SO yummy - especially in my daily iced coffee! Started with 200g bag and have gone back for 1kg now! :)

AlexandraSticky Fingers | Brazil

★★★★★

Delivery was quick, price was good, especially postage. Filters worked well, as usual. Bill

BillHario V60 Papers

★★★★★

Super nice intro to the espresso program, lighter brew. Nice undertones. Would recommend if it’s your first bag of the program

CampbellCustard Slice | Brazil

★★★★★

Very interesting brew, I can definitely smell and taste the strawberry component with a pleasant chocolate powdery finish, extremely drinkable.

Verified buyerStrawberries and Cream | Ethiopia

★★★★★

This is a fantastic coffee. Very fruit forward, tastes like cherry Starburst. Great as a filter coffee, but if you like adventurous espresso, this makes for an interesting cortado.

LoganStarburst Soda | Colombia

★★★★★

Lush oranges and fresh tangy finish, high quality and well worth the extra dosh x

Verified buyerCitrus Bloom | Kenya

★★★★★

Love it so much as a cortado, haven't tried it yet as a pour over.

LoganUltra Violet | Colombia

★★★★★

it was delicious. the chocolate after tasted really good

JasonStudio Blend

★★★★★

Hard to find good filter roast decaf in NZ, this is definetely the great quialy coffee I could find in NZ.

WeiOrange Sunset | Colombian Decaf

★★★★★

One of the best co ferments I have tried. Very good coffee, full flavour, mild/medium acidity. And you can really taste the watermelon. This is my weekend treat now. Thank you.

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