MBATURE FAMILY – KAMAVINDI ESTATE LOT #1 – FIELD BLEND, WASHED – KENYA

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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

MBATURE FAMILY – KAMAVINDI ESTATE LOT #1 – FIELD BLEND, WASHED

ROOIBOS
CANDIED GRAPEFRUIT
BLACKCURRANT

ORIGIN: KENYA
REGION: EMBU
ALTITUDE: 1,680 MASL
VARIETAL: FIELD BLEND
PROCESS: WASHED
HARVEST: SEPTEMBER 2025

ROAST DATE: JULY 28, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

THIS IS OUR FIRST MICRO LOT OF THE SEASON FROM KAMAVINDI. KAMAVINDI IS ONE OF OUR MAIN COLLABORATORS IN KENYA, AND THE CENTER OF OUR ONGOING EXPLORATION OF KENYAN VARIETIES AND NANO LOT SEPARATIONS. IN THE CUP WE FIND ROOIBOS, CANDIED GRAPEFRUIT, AND BLACKCURRANT.

ABOUT THE MBATURE FAMILY

KAMAVINDI WAS FOUNDED IN 1958 BY THE LATE JOHN NJIRU MBATURE DURING BRITISH COLONIAL RULE. ORIGINALLY A 20-HECTARE (~50-ACRE) FARM, IT BEGAN WITH JUST 100 COFFEE TREES—THE LEGAL LIMIT FOR NATIVE AFRICANS AT THE TIME. WHEN RESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTED IN 1961, JOHN PLANTED AN ADDITIONAL 500 TREES. OVER THE YEARS, KAMAVINDI EXPANDED TO 10,000 TREES, WITH 7,000 SL28 AND 3,000 RUIRU 11. NOW MANAGED BY PETER MBATURE, HIS MOTHER HELLEN WEVETI, AND HIS SISTER GLADWELL WANJIRA, THE FARM IS TRANSITIONING TO A FULL SL28 PLANTING. THEY ARE ALSO ESTABLISHING A TRAINING CENTER TO EDUCATE FARMERS AND COFFEE BUYERS ON PROCESSING AND FARM MANAGEMENT, FURTHER INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF KENYAN COFFEE.

ABOUT THIS FIELD BLEND

LAST YEAR, WE RELEASED LOT #1 AS SL28. HOWEVER, RECENT GENETIC TESTING ON THIS FARM AND OTHER FARMS HAS BEGUN TO CHALLENGE LONG-HELD ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHICH VARIETIES ARE ACTUALLY BEING CULTIVATED IN KENYA. AT THIS TIME, WE BELIEVE THIS PARTICULAR LOT COMPRISES SL28, MOCHA, AND SL34. THIS REMAINS AN ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECT, AND WE WILL SHARE THE UPDATED FINDINGS AS THE MYSTERY UNFOLDS!