Altitude 2,200 M
Safari 97 · a family-owned coffee company · Calgary

Kenyan coffee from 2,200 metres, roasted in Calgary.

Grown by farmers in the Kenyan highlands. Roasted in small batches in Calgary by two brothers, Joe and Shem. Tasting notes in plain English, so you know what you're getting.

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The people who grow it

It starts with the farmers who grow it.

Our coffee is grown by farmers across East Africa. We work directly with farmers and producers, import the coffee through EA Bean Co., and roast it in small batches in Calgary.

They grow some of the best coffee in the world, and we think they deserve the credit for it.

Photographed at origin
Camp i · highest lot

Kibano EstateKenya · Natural · Single origin

2,200 m
Illustrated golden contour ridges of Elgeyo Marakwet 0°53′N 35°28′E

Tastes like pineapple and brown sugar, ripe and sweet.

One family grows it on five acres, then dries the whole cherry in the sun for three weeks. That's where the fruit and sweetness come from. Whole bean, medium roast, about 15 cups a bag.

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Free local delivery in Calgary. Not happy with a bag? Tell us within 14 days and we'll make it right.

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Kibano Estate is excellent as an Americano. Smooth, fruity, with a little strawberry and chocolate in there. No bitterness, just really clean and easy to drink.
Mike Dell · Kibano Estate

From here the coffee travels northwest on a great-circle bearing of 340°, to be roasted in small batches in Calgary.

Calgary, Alberta · 1,045 m · roasted here

Safari is the Swahili word for journey.

Safari 97 is a family-owned coffee company in Calgary, run by two brothers, Joe and Shem. The 97 is the year we arrived in Canada: eight suitcases between four of us.

For most of our lives, coffee was caffeine. The discovery came on a trip back to Kenya: it could actually taste good. Naturally sweet, with more flavour than we knew the drink could hold. Now we roast that coffee here, in small batches.

The compass on our mark points 340°: the great-circle bearing from Nairobi to Calgary. One end is where the coffee is grown. The other is where it lands. The orange dot in the middle is the sun, or a bean, or wherever we happen to be standing at the time.

We're glad you found us.

Joe & Shem

Joe, co-founder of Safari 97
Joe · at the roaster
Shem, co-founder of Safari 97
Shem · cupping
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Questions

What people ask before their first bag.

Is it whole bean or ground?

Whole bean only. We don't sell ground coffee, because beans keep their flavour longer when they're ground just before brewing. No grinder? Send us a note through the contact page and tell us how you make coffee. Joe or Shem will write back.

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