Coffee Tour (IV) Out of Africa, into Kenya

Friends who have seen the movie "Out of Africa" must remember Kenya's vast savanna, its pristine tropical animal community, the beautiful heroine Karen played by Hollywood superstar Meryl Streep-and the coffee farm that pinned her dreams.

Yes, in fact, the coffee planting shown in the film is exactly the scene when the Kenyan coffee industry was in its infancy. Although it is a neighbor of Ethiopia, the hometown of coffee, Kenyan coffee was first introduced in 1893, and Karen's farm in the film was the first time European immigrants developed coffee here.

And Kenya's unique physical and geographical conditions and the attention of the authorities have made Kenyan coffee become a world coffee power in just a century-Kenya AA coffee has become as famous as the Blue Mountains, and many coffee gluttons prefer Kenya's distinct and strong personality and fragrant flavor.

What is the charm of Kenya that fascinates brown friends so much?

The first is its rich fruit aroma.

Close your eyes and think about it: now you are in a tropical African orchard, with ripe banana pineapples and all kinds of unnamed fruits, fragrant in the warm afternoon sun. Holding a cup of Kenya, such a strong fruit aroma always makes people feel like they are in an orchard.

One of the wonderful flavors brought by the fruity aroma is the bright acidity. Lemons, oranges, grapes, pineapples, strawberries-almost all fruits with a little fresh acid-and Kenya is a collection of all the sour and bitter coffee, a cup of Kenya, you can feel the freshness and brightness of the fruit.

The smell of red wine.

Most of this comes from the Kenyan acid similar to the grape taste, coupled with the Kenyan deep taste and long aftertaste, it always makes people feel vaguely ripe red wine from beginning to end. Kenya is the only one that can really connect people with the aroma of red wine in the world's famous coffee.

A rich and long aftertaste.

I don't know if Sidney Pollack, the director of "out of Africa," was inspired by Kenyan coffee. The monologue at the beginning of the film focused the audience's expectations on the land of Africa, and the story on the screen ended. But it was repeated in the audience's mind. The charm of Kenya lasts until its aftertaste. A cup of Kenya can accompany us through the leisurely time of the cafe and accompany us all the way from the cafe to home. Even at home, we always think of its fragrance.