Drink coffee listen to the story of Starbucks Kenya coffee beans and African elephants characteristics of Kenyan coffee beans

Among the 13 Starbucks coffee beans, the Kenyan coffee beans in orange packaging are the most impressive because of the simple and honest African elephant moving slowly on the package. one is that the coffee beans show full, solid acidity and caramel sweetness after being moderately roasted.

The implication of Starbucks Kenya Coffee beans Elephant

The elephant on the package belongs to the African elephant. Different from Asian elephants, African elephants live in the harsh environment of the African prairie for a long time, and their simple and honest appearance hides their inner wildness. Many people will describe the flavor of Kenyan coffee beans as African elephants: as thick as African elephants but wild! Qianjie believes that it is no exaggeration at all. Kenyan coffee beans are characterized by representative acidity, while Yu Yun brings out a soft caramel sweetness, which has been talked about in the coffee industry.

Coffee cultivation in Kenya

Kenya, located in eastern Africa and across the equator, in addition to a large number of wildlife, high-altitude geography and savanna climate have brought "God's blessing" to coffee cultivation. At the same time, volcanic soil brings more mineral nutrients to coffee trees. There are more phosphate minerals in Kenyan volcanic soil than in other parts of Africa, and phosphoric acid affects the flavor of this coffee. Coffee beans from all over Kenya have a unique berry acidity.

Kenyan coffee varieties

SL28 and SL34 are mainly grown in Kenya, and of course there are others, such as Ruiru11 and Batian. SL28 belongs to the bourbon gene, and the bean shape looks similar to the round and thick shape of the bourbon variety. The variety was tested separately in the front street, and its flavor has a complex and changeable acidity and great sweetness. SL34 belongs to the iron pickup gene, the bean shape looks slender and oval, and the variety is tested separately in Qianjie, which has clean acidity and high sweetness.

Kenyan coffee flavor

In order to retain the full and solid acidity of Kenyan coffee beans, medium-to-medium roasting is generally used. On the other hand, the aa coffee beans sold at the Asaria processing plant in Kenya on Qianjie are medium-and light-roasted, with the sour aroma of small tomatoes and the acidity of plum on the entrance, with a clean and full juicy taste and a sweet finish of caramel.

What are Kenyan AA coffee beans?

Kenya AA is the classification of Kenyan coffee beans, which is screened by a standard sieve and graded by the size of the coffee fruit. The size of AA coffee fruit is 17-18 mesh (size unit). It is currently the highest level in the official grading system. Is that AA grade coffee beans must be delicious? Not necessarily, the flavor difference of coffee beans comes from the soil, altitude, climate and other factors. AA coffee beans are not necessarily the best to drink, but the cleanliness will be better.

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