Coffee from KIRINYAGA (Kirinaga) in Kenya is famous for its strong taste.

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Kenya KIRINYAGA (Kirinaga)

The producing area is located on the hillside of Mount Kenya, adjacent to Nyeri. It is famous for its strong flavor, rich layers and solid taste of coffee, and Nyeri is recognized as the two best producing areas in Kenya. Most of the producers in this area are small coffee farmers who join the cooperative, while the cooperative plays an integrated role in providing washing plants, while coffee farmers send coffee cherries to the co-operative's processing plant for raw bean processing.

It used to refer to Mount Kenya, but when the British colonized, they found the name difficult to remember, so they changed the name of the mountain to Mt Kenya instead of Kirinyaga.

Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. Although it is located in the tropics, the mountain is often covered with snow. Kirin Yajia originally means "white peak". Mount Kenya is not only a United Nations protected area, but also the surrounding foothills and grasslands, where wild animals gather and forage, and is a favorite attraction for tourists.

It comes from the Kikuyu, which means "white mountains" and is thought to be the place of the gods. The Kikuyu are the most populous people in Kenya, accounting for 1/5 of the total population.

In 2017, three Kenyan factories were among the best specialty coffee producers in the world, enabling farmers to get better returns.

Kabare AA, produced by the Kabare Farmers' Cooperative in Kirinyaga, central Kenya, ranks fourth in Coffee Review's top 30, with a score of 97 out of 100.

AA is the highest grade coffee in Kenya, based on bean size and unaffected by physical defects.

Riakiberu AB ranked 20th with 95 points. Coffee is made by Murang'a 's Kamacharia Farmers' Cooperative.

And Kirinyaga's Baragu Farmers' Cooperative was chosen as the top 30 coffee number 25.

However, the ranking was lower than in 2016, when seven factories were rated the best in the world by Coffee Review, an online publication that analyzes the quality of beans around the world.

Tree species

"in this year's top 30 list, tree species continue to play a key role in the success of many coffees. Six of the top 30 choices were made from trees of the Gesha variety.

"there are also four mainly from family heirlooms, bourbon-related SL28 and SL34 varieties, responsible for the best coffee in Kenya; two from rare, large Pacamara varieties, and four from family heirlooms grown only in Ethiopia," said coffee expert, coffee review author and co-founder Kenneth Davids.

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Altitude: 1300 to 1900 m

Harvest time: October-December (main production season), June-August (by-product season)

Varieties: SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru11, Batian.

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