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What Are the Flavor Notes of Starbucks Kenya Coffee Beans and How to Properly Brew Kenyan Coffee

Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee
Last Updated: 2026/01/27, Professional coffee knowledge exchange - For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Starbucks Kenya Coffee Flavor Comparison: Since its introduction in 1971, Kenya coffee has consistently surprised our professional coffee tasters and customers with its distinctive flavors. This coffee features bright, juice-like acidity and subtle wine-like characteristics.
Kenya Coffee Comparison

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FrontStreet Coffee - Kenya Coffee Flavor Comparison

Since its introduction in 1971, Kenya coffee has continued to surprise our professional coffee tasters and customers with its distinctive flavor profile. This coffee features bright juice-like acidity, soft wine-like body, and fruit flavors. These flavor characteristics become even more pronounced when chilled.

Additionally, Kenya coffee brewed as iced coffee is also exceptionally delicious.

Tasting Notes

Juicy flavors with rich mouthfeel, featuring distinctive grapefruit and black currant notes. This is what sets Kenya coffee apart from coffees of other regions.

Kenya Gaturi

This variety offers a refreshing fruit acidity accompanied by grapefruit and black currant flavors, with a slight caramel finish.

Brewing Comparison with FrontStreet Coffee's Kenya Coffee

FrontStreet Coffee Brewing Parameters

Recommended brewing method: Pour-over

Dripper: Hario V60

Water temperature: 90°C

Coffee dose: 15g

Coffee-to-water ratio: 1:15/1:16

Grind size: Medium-fine (BG 7T: 58% pass-through rate on China standard #20 sieve)

Brewing technique: Multi-stage extraction

Bloom with 30g of water for 30 seconds. Using a small water flow, pour in circles to 124g, then segment. When the water level drops to just above the coffee bed, continue pouring to 227g and stop. When the water level drops to just above the coffee bed again, remove the dripper. (Timing starts from bloom) Total extraction time: 2'00".

Flavor Profiles

Kenya Blackberry Muse: Notes of herbs, preserved plum, cherry tomato, cream, and blueberry, with a honey-like aftertaste.

Kenya Thimani Girl: Notes of berries, nuts, preserved plum, and cream, with woody notes and a subtle tomato finish.

Kenya Komatina: Prominent tomato and preserved plum acidity, with notes of plum, honey, and cream, finishing with a sugarcane aftertaste.

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