What is Kenyan Blue Mountain Coffee? sharing of Kenyan coffee beans

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Qianjie-brief introduction of Kenya and Blue Mountain Coffee

Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee

Among them, there are four grades under Blue Mountain Coffee and Alpine Coffee. From top to bottom in terms of quality, NO.1, NO.2, NO.3 and PB,PB are round beans. According to CIB standards, only coffee grown above 666m above sea level is called Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. The best coffee is located in the Blue Mountain of Jamaica with a height of about 2000,000,2256m. Because it is located on a dangerous hillside, the output is small, the grain is large, the quality is good, the taste is harmonious, and it has appropriate sour, bitter, fragrant, mellow and sweet taste. It is recognized as the best in the world, so the price of Blue Mountain No.1 is the highest of all Blue Mountain Coffee.

Real Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is certified: the Jamaican government used to insist that all Blue Mountain coffee is roasted in Jamaica to ensure that the quality remains the same. In fact, baking is a fine art, and it takes experience, training and expensive equipment to do a good job. From the consumer's point of view, coffee beans should be obtained and drunk immediately after baking. Coffee roasting in Jamaica is unlikely to meet this requirement. Now, raw coffee beans from Jamaica can be exported.

At present, the Jamaican coffee shop on the market can issue certificates for all exported Blue Mountain coffee.

There are three kinds of certificates: (1) the certificate of quality issued by the Jamaican Coffee Agency (2) the authorized sales certificate issued by the Blue Mountain Coffee manufacturer. (3) Certificate of origin of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee

Kenya's main coffee producing areas are around Mount Kenya, the highest mountain in the country, which is the second highest peak in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro, many plantations have good elevations, and the diurnal temperature difference at high altitudes helps to prolong the coffee ripening cycle and gather flavor substances, such as our bean planting in Embu this time at an altitude of 1800m. Kenyan coffee is highly recognizable and is famous for its bright and complex berry and fruit flavors, with sweet flavors and dense acidity.

Bean seed

Kenyans attach great importance to coffee science, and many farmers have highly professional knowledge of production, as we have chosen SL-28,SL-34 (all Arabica species). The two coffee beans, which use code names, are from the Scott lab (SL stands for laboratory acronym). The laboratory has been employed by the Kenyan government since the 1930s, and the two varieties are two of the 40 planned varieties, which account for the majority of Kenyan high-quality coffee and are grown in large quantities in major producing areas.

Grading

Grading is very important for agricultural products, and unified standards can be used to provide a basis for different levels of product pricing. This requires public power to devote energy to the formulation and implementation of its standards. Kenya's grading principle is based on the size of beans. The most common boutique coffee grades on the market are AA (size higher than 18mm or 7.22mm), AB (16 mesh or 6.80mm combined with 15 mesh or 6.20mm) and PB (adzuki bean, meaning that only one stone grows in the coffee fruit).

The famous Blue Mountain Coffee is from Jamaica. It can only be called Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee if it is planted at an altitude of 666 meters. As for the Blue Mountain Coffee in Kenya, Qianjie thinks it may be a misperception caused by other reasons. Kenya is best known for its AA coffee, a heavyweight presence in boutique coffee.

Knowledge expansion: Jamaica is the only country in the world that has a government coffee regulatory agency-Jamaica Coffee Industry Authority (CIB), which is part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica.

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