Washed Kenya AA+ Baraberry Coffee Cupping Report_How to Brew Baraberry Coffee Beans

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Kenya Coffee - Kirinyaga Mountain Kenya Kirinyaga

[Processing Method] Full-Washed

[Roast Level] Light Roast

[Variety] SL28 & SL34

[Origin] Kenya Kirinyaga

[Cooperative] Baragwi

[Estate Status] Has 16,000 employees and 12 raw bean processing plants

[Altitude] 1700-1800m

[Soil] Volcanic soil

[Grade] AA / 18 Mesh Top

[Defect Rate] 1%

[Net Weight] 227g (half pound)

Cupping Report

[Dry Aroma] Cream, preserved plum, blackberry, cinnamon, tomato

[Wet Aroma] Sanhua plum, sweet orange, raspberry, kiwi

[Slurping] Rose and jasmine aromas greet the nose, with a gentle raspberry-like fruit flavor upon entry. A huge, complex, lively, and bold fresh tomato acidity quickly explodes in the mouth, with red wine-like viscosity and smoothness. When slightly cooled, it becomes even richer and more delicate, with a subtle tea-like finish. Overall, it's close to fresh raspberry berry juice.

Kenyan coffee has always been known for its extremely lively acidity and excellent viscosity, called the "red wine among coffees." Rose herself prefers berry flavors over spice flavors in Kenyan coffee, so we basically look for Kenyan coffees with extremely high quality and authentic berry flavors. Tampaya's Kenyan coffee is an excellent representative of this flavor. We've tried both natural and washed processing, and indeed each has its own merits, both are stunning! The 2014 new beans differ from the 2013 beans in their floral aroma - the new beans have very rich floral notes, so strong that the dry aroma gives the illusion of Ethiopian beans.

The sensation of being enveloped by cream and preserved plums, with a viscous and solid berry juice explosion, wild yet ultimate fruit acidity of raspberry, Sanhua plum, and hawthorn, with red wine-like smoothness. Overall rich yet lively, with authentic berries and active acidity, it's a favorite item for acid-loving coffee friends.

About Kenya

Kenya is a model country for producing excellent coffee beans. Coffee was introduced from Britain in 1900, and until 1950, there were only traditional Arabica varieties. It wasn't until 1950 that Kenya's current outstanding SL28 and SL34 Bourbon varieties appeared. All use washed processing, with grading following the AA PLUS, AA, AB system, but this is just a distinction of uniform bean size and doesn't represent quality differences. Quality altitude ranges from 4200 to 6800 feet. From 2009 to 2010, due to global warming and disease effects, reduced production led to price increases. Subsequently, the continuous rise of specialty coffee and Kenya's irreplaceable blackberry flavor has kept good Kenyan beans at high prices. Therefore, FrontStreet Coffee prioritizes purchasing better quality Kenyan coffee beans. The coffee beans are relatively large with high-pitched wine aroma and blackberry acidity, and can be harvested twice a year - April to June is the secondary season, while October to December is the main harvest season.

Most coffee beans are uniformly graded and inspected by the Kenya Coffee Board and then sold at auctions. The public auction system dates back to before 1934. The auction method adopts an agent system. Kenya has 50 licensed agents who send sample beans to their respective clients for cupping. Clients can have their agents bid on their favorite coffees at the auction. However, this method seems to encourage intermediate agents to erode farmers' income. Therefore, in 2006, Kenya reopened to allow 32 independent sales agents to directly contact foreign coffee buyers without going through auctions. However, all must meet Kenya Coffee Board standards for quality, storage, bank guarantees, etc., to be able to sell. Both systems operate in parallel. After years of development, it's the most transparent auction distribution system, where better quality coffee can get better prices through cupping, encouraging more cooperatives and farms to join. However, the latter can directly contact farmers to obtain first-hand information.

Baragwi is one of Kenya's several largest cooperatives, with a total of 12 washed processing plants under its banner and about 12,000 member small farmers. Including Gachami, Githiururi, etc., are all very well-known popular processing plants in the specialty coffee industry.

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