What's so special about coffee grown in the Blue Mountains of Kenya? What kind of coffee is red wine in coffee?

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Blue Mountain and Kenya, from the combination of two famous coffee.

Kenya, the full name of the Republic of Kenya, is located in eastern Africa, the equator runs across the central part of the equator, and the Great Rift Valley of East Africa stretches north and south. It is bordered by Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, Ethiopia and Sudan to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast. There are many plateaus in the territory, with an average elevation of 1500 meters. The central peak of Kirinaga (Mount Kenya) is 5199 meters above sea level and the top of the mountain is covered with snow, making it the second highest peak in Africa.

Kenya (Kenya) is an important producer of boutique coffee in East Africa, but its output accounts for less than 5% of the global coffee market. It is auctioned every Tuesday in Nairobi, the capital, and exported to all parts of the world. Most of Kenya's coffee comes from small coffee farmers, each with about 0.5-3 acres of farmland, but local law requires farmers under 5 acres to join cooperative organizations. only a small number of local private organizations have the ability to set up estates.

The history of Jamaican coffee can be traced back to the 18th century, when King Louis XV of France ordered the cultivation of coffee in Jamaica in 1717, and in the mid-1920s, the Governor of Jamaica Nicholas. Nicholas Lawes imported Arabica seeds from Martinique and began to plant them in St. Andrew. Coffee trees have been introduced into Jamaica and coffee is grown in the Blue Mountains, which is divided into high-altitude Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, Alpine Coffee and Jamaican Coffee. Different grades also determine different prices.

The Blue Mountains are located in the eastern part of the island of Jamaica, hence its name because it is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea. On clear days, the sun shines directly on the blue sea, and the peaks reflect the bright blue light of the sea. The highest peak of the Blue Mountains, which is 2256 meters above sea level, is the highest peak in the Caribbean and a famous tourist attraction. Located in the coffee belt, with fertile volcanic soil, fresh air, no pollution, humid climate, foggy and rainy all the year round (the average precipitation is 1980 mm, the temperature is around 27 degrees), this climate has created the world-famous Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. It also creates the highest price coffee in the world.

Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, the most famous top coffee in the past, is strong in its extremely gentle, meticulous tone and elegant fragrance. Kenya is famous for its wild and unrestrained aroma and acidity, and even won the reputation of "red wine in coffee".

The uniqueness of the blue mountain species in Kenya is to transplant the varieties previously planted in the blue mountain area of Jamaica to Kenya in an attempt to create a new style.

The result was a wonderful experience that smelled like Kenya and tasted like Blue Mountains. The first aroma still has Kenyan berry notes, it is very delicate, balanced and mild, with a sense of malt sweetness and slightly less acidity.

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