Kevenka was founded by brothers Kevin and Kenny Soewondo in Surabaya, East Java. What began as a small café soon evolved into roasting, and from there a deeper curiosity around sourcing and processing coffee. Today, they operate as both processors and exporters, working from the fertile highlands surrounding Mt. Ijen.
Driven by quality, Kevenka has invested heavily in refining their processing. Their use of a cherry colour sorter allows for greater precision and consistency, ensuring only the best fruit is selected without placing additional pressure on farmers. This is paired with a Pinhalense mechanical dryer - an essential tool in the region’s humid climate - helping to create clean, stable profiles.
They work with a network of up to 500 smallholder farmers across five areas - Cucuk, Aldi, Sutrisno, Sunoto, and Lis. All cherries are brought to their processing centre in Botolinggo village, where they are carefully handled before final preparation in Kevenka’s micro dry mill.
Mt. Ijen itself is an iconic landscape - an active volcano known for its vivid turquoise crater lake and mineral-rich soils. Combined with the region’s unique climate and Kevenka’s progressive approach to processing, this results in coffees that are expressive, consistent, and full of character.
Ripe cherries are hand-picked and delivered to Botolinggo Mill, where they undergo strict quality checks before processing begins. The cherries are then washed and carefully sorted by density and colour to remove any defects.
Drying takes place over 11–13 days, allowing the cherries to slowly reach optimal moisture levels. Due to the region’s humid climate, this may be finished in a mechanical dryer at controlled temperatures below 40°C to ensure stability and clarity in the cup.
Once dried, the coffee is hulled and undergoes multiple stages of sorting, including density separation, screen grading, gravity table sorting, and colour selection to ensure consistency and quality.
The coffee is then subjected to final quality control checks before being carefully packed and prepared for export.
