The coffee is wet processed, where the fully ripe cherries are;

·         Pulped,

·         Fermented,

·         Washed,

·         Dried slowly over 2- 3 weeks where the moisture content is reduced to 10-12%.

The coffee is then delivered to the dry mill.

Most of the coffees from Nyeri develop and mature slowly producing extra hard beans. This

quality is also evident in the cup. This is why Nyeri is traditionally known as the heart of

Kenya’s black gold coffee. The main harvesting is done from October to December.

Kiaguthu Factory is situated between Rivers Ruarai and Chinga both originating from Aberdare

Ranges.in Nyeri County has cool temperatures and fertile central highlands, lying between the

Eastern base of the Aberdare (Nyandarua) Range, which forms part of the Eastern end of the

Great Rift Valley, and the Western slopes of Mt. Kenya. Nyeri town (county headquarters) acts as a destination for those visiting Aberdare National Park and Mt. Kenya.

It is in Nyeri County, at the Treetops Hotel, (a rustic tree house hotel) where the young

Elizabeth went up a princess and came down in the morning as queen of England. Her father,

King George VI, died on 5th February 1952, the night she spent at Treetops

while on honeymoon.

At medium roast the coffee has very bright citrus acidity characteristic of Kenya’s coffee and

a full smooth body. The coffee is complex and the flavor has notes of black currant, vanilla

and orange.