Release No. 08· July 2026
Pear Pressure | Kenya.
Latest release
SL.OW|Nyeri County, Kenya
- Cola
- Poached Pear
- Plum Jam
- Rooibos Tea
You'll never be so happy to be pressured into buying something — particularly from your pears. This washed AA from the Karundu Coffee Factory in Nyeri opens with a lively cola sweetness before soft poached pear takes over the cup. Rich plum jam brings the depth, and a delicate rooibos tea finish keeps it refined from first sip to last — classic Kenyan clarity with remarkable sweetness and balance.
- 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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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.
Chapter 02 · The Ritual
Give in to the Pear Pressure.
Kettle on, brew guide open, papers rinsed. The aroma is pure poached pear and plum jam. Pour, wait, and let a Nyeri AA do what it does best. We can't wait for you to have this moment.
