Kenya Coffee Kenya Gatomboy Processing Plant Introduction Kenya Coffee Flavor

Professional coffee knowledge exchange more coffee bean information please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style)

Gatomboy is well-known in the coffee industry in Kenya. Kenya has seven processing plants listed as the world's best processing plant (The World's Best Factories). Gatomboy is owned by Barichu Co-operative Society in Nyeri, the most famous boutique coffee producing area in Kenya. In the 2016 cup test record of Coffee Review Company in the United States, this processing plant produces beans. After roasting, it was sent to Coffee Review for cup testing, with a score of 96, making it one of the seven well-known processing plants in Kenya, and these seven well-known processing plants were also ranked as one of the best coffee processing plants in the world (The World's Best Factories).

No country in the world attaches so much importance to the production of high-quality coffee as Kenya, so Kenya can be regarded as the best model student for coffee producers in the world, because all Kenyan coffee must be uniformly purchased and graded by the Kenya Coffee Agency (Coffee Board of Kenya, CBK) set up by the government every Tuesday. In the capital, the officially established Nainobi Coffee Exchange (the Nairobi Coffee Exchange) is open to the public. This open system managed by the government has encouraged more than 570000 small coffee farmers across Kenya. As long as they have good quality, it is not difficult to get a good price. In fact, there is still a lot of support for the efforts made by the Kenyan government. The government provides a large number of small coffee farmers with the skills to grow coffee, tutoring nearly 300 agricultural transportation and marketing cooperatives (a bit like Taiwan agricultural production and marketing classes) for better raw bean handling, and the Kenya Coffee Bureau (CBK) devotes itself to the production, quality research, sales and even financial guidance of the coffee industry. It has created the unparalleled charm of the quality and flavor of Kenyan coffee, which is deeply loved by coffee buyers from all over the world. Kenyan coffee is also very popular in Taiwan's coffee market.

Surrounded by Mount Kenya (MT. KENYA, volcano) and Elgang Mountain (MT. Elgon), the more famous producing areas are Meru, Thika, Nyeri, Nakuru, Embu and so on. Kenya's terrain is complex and varied, with highlands, deserts, canyons and grasslands. Coffee producing areas are spread throughout the central and southwestern and eastern plateaus at elevations of 1000 to 2500 meters, such as Mount Kenya in the middle and Aberdare Zone in the west, Nyanza, Kasii and Bungoma in the west, and Kericho and Nakuru in the east. The treatment method of raw bean is mainly water washing, the grading method is graded by particle size, and its practical value is determined by cup test. The highest grade coffee beans are AA (large granulated beans left on the 7.2mm screen), A (the second largest granulated beans left on the 6.8mm sieve), B (medium granulated beans left on the 6.2mm sieve), C (all small granules less than B), PB (oval granulated beans), and TT and T beans that are too light and too small. Grade An and B beans are mixed and exported, called AB. The Kenyan authorities (CBK) are very demanding on coffee beans, using consistent packaging, coupled with good quality and good texture, so coffee lovers will never forget to enjoy a cup of Kenyan coffee.

The history of coffee cultivation in Kenya can be traced back to the end of the 19th century. Coffee trees were introduced from neighboring Ethiopia in the north and improved by their own varieties. At present, the common varieties are Bourbon, Kents,SL34, SL28, Typica and Riuri 11. Now about 90% of the coffee varieties are SL34 and SL28. The new variety Batian published in 2007 has not been planted in large quantities. The vast majority of Kenyan coffee is grown organically without certification because of the use of improved planting techniques and the rare use of chemical pesticides or herbicides. All Kenyan premium coffee is washed, and low-grade products made from sun-dried beans (non-washed buni) are only available for local use.