Is the Tanzanian coffee variety Arabica? what are the characteristics of Kilimanjaro coffee varieties?

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Qianjie-Tanzania Coffee introduction

Tanzania, whose full name is the United Republic of Tanzania, is located in eastern Africa, the famous East African Rift Valley runs from north to south, and there is also Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak (5895m above sea level).

And the geographical location of Tanzania is also very superior. To the south are Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique, while to the west are Rwanda, Burundi and Congo gold, and to the north are quality coffee producers such as Kenya and Uganda. With excellent neighbors and a unique geographical environment, Tanzania is also the fourth largest coffee producer in Africa.

A large part of the coffee in Tanzania comes from Kenya, which is separated by a mountain. In 1898, bourbon-grown SL28 coffee was introduced by Catholic priests to the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. Then the Kent species was introduced in 1920. Therefore, so far, coffee in Tanzania is also dominated by bourbon SL28 and Kent.

In addition to Arabica coffee, Tanzania also grows robusta coffee at low altitudes (800m-900m). The ratio of Arabica to robusta looks like 7:3.

The magic of coffee is that it may be just two producing areas across a mountain, and the taste of coffee will be completely different. A mountain away from Tanzania, Kenya's coffee is famous for its bright acidity and berry flavor, but Tanzania's coffee does not have this bright acidity, but is softer and milder, with a sweet and red wine flavor.

Coffee producing areas in Tanzania

The coffee producing areas of Tanzania are divided into the north, the south, and the west. The topography of Tanzania has a tropical prairie climate, and the inland plateau has a tropical mountain climate. In most areas, the average temperature is 21-25 ℃, hot and humid all the year round, with an annual average temperature of 26 ℃. In Tanzania, more than 85% of coffee is grown by small farmers.

Among them, the northern coffee is full of aroma, bright acidity and mellow taste, and thanks to the fertile volcanic soil and coffee trees up to 100 years old, it has a rich wild flavor, as well as the wild personality of African beans. At the same time, thanks to the continuous supply of volcanic soil in the Kilimanjaro volcano-producing area, which continuously provides nutrients for coffee, the northern producing area has become the main force of Tanzanian coffee.

On the other hand, coffee in southern Tanzania has rich floral aroma, smooth taste and elegant acidity, which makes Tanzanian coffee stand out among many coffee producing areas in Africa.

Knowledge: good quality coffee fruit generally has a good shading effect, shade can block the hot sun at noon, reduce the metabolic rate of coffee, and contribute to the development of nutrients, fruit acids and aromatic substances.

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