Coffee Plus 254
About
Coffee Plus 254 is a Kenyan-led specialty coffee brand based in Watertown that sells coffee exclusively from Kenya. It offers both green, unroasted beans and fresh coffee small-batch roasted in Massachusetts, released as traceable small lots and microlots. The goal is to show the range of Kenyan coffee across regions, producers and processing methods, from bright classic profiles to smooth cups and experimental lots, while promoting ethical sourcing and connecting American drinkers with the farmers behind each bag.
Kenya has grown coffee since the late 1800s, mostly on smallholder farms, and the brand rotates its list each season so each coffee can be tied to a specific cooperative or estate. Partners have included Chepsangor Hills Estate and Chepsangor Women in Coffee in Nandi Hills, Lion Hills in Tinderet, and the Kuria family in Solai. Its Taste the 254 events are guided tastings of Kenyan coffees and their stories, including a special edition with Nairobi-based coffee trainer Dr. Erika Koss.
What to Know
- Pickup is available at its Waltham roasting facility.
- Free local delivery covers Watertown, Cambridge, Somerville and Waltham.
- Coffee ships across the continental US, and subscription plans are offered.
- Its Kati AA coffee is sold at Curio Spice in Cambridge.
- The brand aims to help young people join Kenya’s coffee value chain.
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