Tatu Estate
Within the Kiambu County, in the Ruiru Division, Juja District, Thika sub-county is the Tatu Estate, roughly 25 km from the capital city of Nairobi. The well-known Kofinaf Company Ltd., the leading producer of coffee in Kenya, responsible for 8.5% of yearly production, owns and manages the Tatu Estate.
- Farm Tatu Estate
- Varietal SL28, SL34
- Process Natural
- Altitude 1,570 metres above sea level
- Town / City Ruiru
- Region Kiambu County
- Owner Kofinaf Company
- Tasting Notes Black grapes, and tropical notes of mango, black tea, and a honey.
- Farm Size 120 hectares
Despite its proximity to the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia, coffee growing was introduced in Kenya relatively late – by Scottish missionaries, initially, and then commercially around 1900. Despite the late start, today, it is a country renowned for having some of the best coffees in the world. Nonetheless, Kenya’s coffee sector faces challenges for the future, and low global prices combined with climate change and population growth have diminished the country’s output over the last decade.