Cultivation of Bungoma Coffee in Bengoma, Kenya Coffee producing area. How about Kenyan coffee beans?

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I. Geographical environment:

Kenya coffee beans several well-known production areas are located in central Kenya around the Kenya Mountains, such as Nyeri Neri, Kirinyaga Kirinyaga, Murang a Muranka, Embu, Laikipia Laikipia.

Bungoma is located on Mount Elgon in northwest Kenya, near Uganda, one of Africa's major coffee producers. Bungoma has long been known for growing sugar cane, but because of the aging sugar industry facilities and heavy corporate debt, the locals are determined to start discovering a new industry-coffee, which is gradually becoming a competitor to the famous coffee producing areas in central Kenya.

This coffee is grown by small coffee farmers in the Bengo Makikai Cooperative and grows at an altitude of 1900 meters southeast of Mount Elgon, where rainfall is abundant, the climate is mild for the growth of coffee trees, and the volcanic soil is rich in minerals, giving coffee rich flavor potential.

II. bean species

This coffee bean is RUIRU11 and SL28, both of which are new varieties developed in Kenya and bred through hybridization.

Among them, RUIRU11 has the advantages of high yield, good flavor and strong disease resistance, but it still needs artificial pollination to reproduce. The picture below shows RUIRU11 breeding base.

SL28 has excellent flavor potential and is the most respected coffee variety in Africa. Below is SL28 variety coffee fruit.

III. flavor

Bright, layered fruit notes: citrus, peach, raspberry, cherry, raisin, grapefruit;

On the palate, it has a sweet, bright, plump taste similar to maple syrup.

The aftertaste of wine.

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