Flavor Profile of Kenya Washed AA Grade Kirinyaga Region Kabare Koinangui Processing Station Specialty Coffee Beans

Flavor Profile

Intense lemon and plum aromatics, both dry and wet. When light-roasted and cupped, it reveals stunning floral and lemon notes, with a sweet and tart juiciness reminiscent of grapefruit green tea and citrus juice. With a slightly darker roast, it develops flavors of honey and raspberry black plum, while the finish leaves a delightful sweet and tart taste like green tea.

Origin & Processing

This Kenya originates from the Kongyu Processing Station of the Kabare Farmers' Cooperative Society in the Kirinyaga growing region. Using the Kenyan double-washed processing method, it grows on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya in the Mathira-Embu County at altitudes of 1550-1750 meters. The variety consists of Kenya's classic SL28 and SL34. Combined with the significant day-night temperature variations and Kenya's red phosphoric soil, sweet and tart notes become the primary flavor foundation of this Kenyan coffee.

The coffee cherries for this batch of Kongyu AA are harvested and processed by 250 smallholder farmers from the Kongyu Processing Station under the Kabare Farmers' Cooperative Society. After being pulped, fermented, and washed with water from the nearby Kongyu River, the coffee is placed on African drying beds for drying. Each harvest season, farmers process nearly 300 tons of coffee cherries. After processing, the coffee will participate in the weekly coffee auctions held every Wednesday in Nairobi. Once selected by licensed exporters, it will be shipped to consumer markets worldwide.

Tasting Experience

In previous Kenyan coffees, we particularly enjoyed pursuing those sharp, powerful, and angular fruit acids. However, this Kenyan coffee brings me a sense of gentleness, like facing the sea with a gentle breeze blowing.

Product Information

Brand: FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)
Address: 10 Bao'an Qian Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)
Contact: 020-38364473
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Kenya
Coffee Type: Other
Roast Degree: Light roast

Coffee Details

Country: Kenya
Grade: AA
Region: Kirinyaga growing region
Altitude: 1550-1750 meters
Soil: Red phosphoric soil
Processing Method: Kenyan double-washed processing method
Variety: SL 28, SL 34
Processing Station: Kongyu Processing Station
Producer: Kabare Farmers' Cooperative Society
Flavor Notes: Grapefruit green tea, citrus, raspberry black plum

Kenya Coffee Heritage

Located in East Africa, Kenya is one of the major coffee-producing countries, with approximately six million people engaged in the coffee industry nationwide, mostly in the form of smallholders and cooperatives.

Kenya's coffee trees are mostly planted at altitudes of 1400-2000 meters. Growing regions include Ruiri, Thika, Kirinyaga, Mt. Kenya West, Nyeri, Kiambu, and Muranga, primarily on the foothills of Mount Kenya and Aberdare.

Many growing regions in Kenya strive to preserve native forest ecosystems, protect natural gene banks, support the propagation of wild coffee varieties, and nurture diverse coffee trees.

In 1930, Kenya's unique varieties SL28 and SL34, cultivated and named by the "Scott Laboratories" laboratory, were born in such a favorable environment.

According to SL laboratory botanists, SL28 and SL34 are genetic variants. Among them, SL28 possesses mixed lineage from French Mission, Mocha, and Yemen Typica. The original goal of cultivating SL28 was to mass-produce coffee beans that combined high quality with resistance to pests and diseases.

Although SL28's later production was not as massive as expected, its copper-colored leaves and broad bean shape produce wonderful sweetness, balance, and complexly changing flavors, along with prominent citrus and black plum characteristics. Meanwhile, SL34 has similar flavors to SL28, but besides its complexly changing acidity and wonderful sweet finish, its body is heavier, richer, and cleaner than SL28. SL34 possesses French Mission, Bourbon, and more Typica lineage. Its bean appearance is similar to SL28, but it adapts better to sudden heavy rains. It is these two important varieties that lead us to understand the unique Kenyan style: intensely rich fruit acidity, rich body, and beautiful balance.

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