Ibonia

Ibonia

Kiambu, Kenya

tamarind, cassis, brown sugar

washed process

We are excited to launch our first coffee from Kenya for the 2026 season! This gem from the Ibonia Estate is sweet, balanced, juicy and full of citrus and darker fruit flavors.

Regular price $22.50
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Experience

Comfort

Adventure

Roast Level

Light

Medium

Ibonia

PRODUCER

since 2026

RELATIONSHIP

1725 masl

Elevation

It's always exciting to kick off a new season of fresh crop coffees from a given region but there's something extra special for us about the first lots arriving from Kenya and Ethiopia. 

It's always exciting to kick off a new season of fresh crop coffees from a given region but there's something extra special for us about the first lots arriving from Kenya and Ethiopia. 

This special lot from the Ibonia Estate, Kenya, is a lovely start to the season! Sitting just north of Nairobi, Ibonia's red and rich volcanic soils provide excellent conditions for growing high quality coffee. Fresh off the grind the aromatics are intense and hint at ripe dark fruits. In the cup, a lovely tamarind juiciness weaves its way through dark fruit flavors like cassis and a big brown sugar sweetness. If you've been longing for new crop arrivals from the beautiful land of Kenya, your time has come!

Brew It

ORIGAMI AIR

RATIO 1:17.5

COFFEE 17.5g

H2O 305g

T.D.S. 1.36%

GRIND 1200µm

Espresso

COFFEE IN 17.5g

ESPRESSO OUT 38g

BREW TIME 24-26 sec

Transparency

1Spot purchase

“Spot” is coffee in an importer’s inventory they have not sold. When we need to fill gaps in our contractual and relationship purchases, we buy spot. Of course, we are always open to spot becoming relationship purchases, and sometimes they do.

2Contract purchase

Most of our purchases are contractual, meaning we have made a commitment to purchase the coffee before it arrives in the US. In general contracts are meant to build security for the producer and importer, and to help us make sure we have the coffee we need to share with you.

3Repeat purchase

We are proud of the fact that many of the coffees we purchase are repeat purchases, and have been for years. Most producers, especially from Central and South America, can count on us purchasing their coffee year after year.

4Visits

We’ve met, and have an ongoing relationship with the producer. At a minimum, they have visited us at Sweet Bloom, or we have visited them on the farm. As the relationship deepens, we build our understanding of:

1) challenges faced from one year to the next
2) sustainability practices on the farm
3) how the farmer is caring for their staff
4) ways in which we can support projects the farmers have implemented on the farm and in the community