South of the Rift Coffee | 'Gone Too Far?' Series


In this collection the producer uses co-fermentation as a tool for value creation, rather than novelty. Each coffee was designed with intention—selecting specific inputs, fermentation environments, and timelines to enhance sweetness, texture, and aromatic complexity while remaining grounded in the character of Kenyan coffee. The goal here is to shape and build more complex falvors to increase producer value of coffees from this region.

These coffees required patience. Months were spent fermenting, resting, and waiting and iterating allowing flavours to stabilise, integrate, and fully develop before release. The result is a collection offering a rare look into how careful experimentation can redefine both flavour and value at origin.


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Experimental Coffee

Until recent coffee reforms in 2021, it was technically illegal to export naturally processed Kenyan coffee. The coffees in this series are driven by innovative producers reshaping paradigms. We cover processes where the sugars from the coffee cherry are allowed to seep into the bean after harvest and dried on raised beds for days. Some farmer groups will take the experimentation even further by covering the cherries to prevent oxygen and fermenting the sugars, resulting in fruit forward coffees.
These experiments carry inherent risk and need investment as the fermentation processes require numerous iterations and expertise. It also means means we get to work with producers capable of reshaping the landscape of coffee production in the region.

Washed Coffee

Kenya's history with coffee starts here - washed. The process of extracting coffee beans from cherries affects the taste the final cup of coffee in your hand. In Kenya, removing the flesh of the cherry completely from the bean and washing it is the classic and conventional approach to coffee processing coffee. For a long time, it was illegal to process coffees in any other way-  all export standard coffee had to be washed. 

Coffees within this collection will taste familiar, somewhat predictable, balanced with a lighter a lighter mouthfeel. They form the canvas and essential foundation over which more innovative and experimental coffees are crafted.

  • Lelu Co-op

    Lelu Co-op

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    Lelu Co-op

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  • Mururiri

    Mururiri

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    Mururiri

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