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The Story:
Kenya sets the gold standard for the way a
country should run it's coffee industry. Both in the quality
of the coffee, and the way they market the coffee, everything
is topnotch. The best Kenya coffees are not sold simply
as generic AA or AB, which are size designations. The best
are specific auction lots sold to the highest bidder, and
heated competition drives the prices up. Kenyan research
and development is unparalleled, and their quality control
is meticulous. Many thousands of small farmers are highly
educated in their agricultural practice and are rewarded
for growing excellent coffee.
Kirimara Estate is in the Central Kenya region
on the windward side of Mount Kenya facing the glacier,
18 miles as the crow flies to the peak of Mt. Kenya and
close to an ancient elephant migration corridor connecting
this mountain with the Aberdare Mountain Range. Kirimara
was originally established by European settlers in the 1920s.
The farm has since changed hands twice to its current owners,
a family that acquired it in 1988.
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