How do you drink French missionary coffee? What is French missionary coffee? French missionary Bourbon

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Kenya is one of the birthplaces of mankind, and fossilized human skulls from about 2.5 million years ago have even been unearthed in Kenya. From 1890 to 1963, it was under British colonial rule for about 70 years.

Kenya (Kenya) is located in eastern Africa, adjacent to Ethiopia, the "source of coffee". Despite the fertile soil, coffee was first grown in the country when Bourbon (also known as French mission, to commemorate the introduction of French missionaries) was introduced from Brazil in 1893; like the story of "go left, go right", coffee did not move inland to the south but to the Red Sea. After hundreds of years of spread, after settling down and mutating all over the world, he returned to his hometown, the Great Rift Valley (The Great Rift Valley).

As a British colony, it is only natural that the benefits of exporting coffee are skewed towards the sovereign state. Until 1954, Kenyans owned only 5000 acres of arable land, most of which were controlled by the British and sent to London for auction. Although the colony seems to have been exploited, without the British laboratory Scott Laboratories, Kenyan coffee would not have been what it is today. Because its representative varieties SL-28 and SL-34 are two of the 40 kinds of coffee grown in the laboratory that year. At present, the popular varieties in Kenya include Ruiri 11 with high disease resistance but slightly lower taste, and Batian, K7 and Kent with high drought resistance.

French missionaries brought bourbon coffee to Kenya in 1892, so these native coffees are called French Mission Varietal, which avoids the improvement of scientific methods in the planting process and retains the original flavor of bourbon.

At the beginning of the 20th century, French and British missionaries and researchers screened and cultivated coffee trees in Kenya, and successfully bred "SL28" and "SL34", the direct descendants of Bourbon species. For a century, Kenyan coffee has adapted to Kenya's high concentration of phosphate soil, and has given birth to the special sour essence of Kenyan coffee beans, which is different from bourbon beans in other Central and South American countries.

Unlike most of the improved SL28 and SL34 cultivated in Kenya, the French missionary (French Mission) is a native bourbon coffee variety before scientific improvement. In the late 19th century, the French diplomatic corps was introduced to Kenya from the island of Bourbon (now known as Reunion), which retains the flavor of the traditional bourbon variety, which is similar in appearance and flavor to Rwanda bourbon, which is cultivated almost all over the neighborhood.

The coffee in the front street [Haniya] is the French missionary bourbon of West Hanna Manor.

"French missionaries: West Hanna Manor" is named after the river that flows through the manor. The local soil belongs to crimson fertile volcanic soil. The Harries family has been growing coffee for nearly a century. With rich planting experience and local ideal local conditions for coffee production, the output has always had a good flavor performance.

In addition to the sustainable operation of the coffee industry, the manor owner also focuses on giving back to the local community by donating more than 50 mu of land to Thika City Hall and Wabeni technology research institutions, dedicated to educating children from poor families on practical living skills and improving the living conditions of local people.

Coffee auction in Kenya

The Coffee Exchange (Coffee Exchange) in Nairobi, the capital, holds auctions every Tuesday during the harvest month. About 50 government-approved exporters in the country classify and rate coffee batches, send samples to potential foreign buyers for cup evaluation, and bid later. There are also foreign companies entrusting approved market agents (marketing agent) to conduct direct transactions (Direct Trade). All the steps are clear and transparent and regulated by the Kenya Coffee Agency Coffee Board of Kenya to ensure that all money after deducting costs goes to farmers.

Qianjie recommended cooking parameters:

V60ap90 ℃ / 1 15 / time two minutes

Has a good alcohol thickness, acidity and rich and lively, with caramel red grapefruit, lemon, lime and brown sugar flavor.