Kenyan SL28 and SL34 Coffee flavors describe the Regional characteristics of Kenyan Coffee producing areas

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Kenya, located in East Africa, is one of the major coffee producing countries. More than 6 million people in the country are engaged in the coffee industry, mostly in the form of a combination of small farmers, wet treatment plants and cooperatives. Kenyan coffee is mainly treated by washing. Coffee trees are mostly planted in mountainous areas with an altitude of 1400 meters to 2000 meters above sea level. There are Ruiri, Thika, Kirinyaga and Mt in the producing areas. Kenya West, Nyeri, Kiambu and Muranga. Among them, the foothills of Mt.Kenya and Aberdare are the main producing areas. Kenyan coffee is graded according to particle size and flavor. The particle size of AA, AB and PB,AA is 17 mesh and 18 mesh, and AB is 15 order and 16 order. PB is PEABERRIES. If the flavor grade is TOP, PLUS and FAQ,FAQ-- "Fair to Average Quality", there will be some slight defective beans, but the flavor will not be affected.

The main varieties in Kenya are SL28 and SL34. It was cultivated and named by the "Scott Laboratories" laboratory in 1930. According to botanists in SL laboratory, SL28 and SL34 are genetic variants. Among them, SL28 has a mixed pedigree of French missionaries, mocha and Yemeni Tibica. The goal of cultivating SL28 was to mass produce coffee beans with high quality and resistance to diseases and insect pests. Although SL28 did not produce as much as expected, copper and broad bean-shaped beans have great sweetness, balance and complex flavor, as well as significant citrus and black plum characteristics. SL34 is similar to SL28 in flavor, with a heavier, fuller and cleaner finish than SL28, except for the complex acidity and great sweetness of the finish. SL34 has French missionaries, bourbon, and more Tibica ancestry. Dou looks similar to SL28, but is more adaptable to sudden heavy rain. It is these two important varieties that lead us to know the unique Kenyan coffee beans.

Kenya is a model country for producing fine coffee. Kenya's high-altitude Arabica washed beans are the top coffee beans in the world. Most of the coffee beans are graded by the Kenya Coffee Bureau and sold at auction. Kenya Coffee Agency's research, development and quality management of coffee is very strict. Raising the price of coffee beans through an excellent auction system indirectly helps coffee farmers who work hard, and through education, coffee farmers update their planting techniques to produce better coffee. Kenya, which has a sour taste of BlackBerry fruit, produces less coffee. These coffee beans are derived from fine coffee farms founded in Kenya by foreign companies or acquired by Kenyan domestic companies.