Introduction to the flavor description of bright sour Tanzanian coffee varieties

Tanzanian beans Origin: Bourbon coffee was introduced to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania by Catholic priests in 1898. The Kent species was introduced in 1920. So far, coffee in Tanzania has been dominated by bourbon and Kent.

Coffee varieties:

Arabica 70% planted between 1000-2500 m

Robusta 30% planted at 800-900 m

Three major planting areas:

North: 1 and 2 Harvest season: July-December

West: 3 and 4 Harvest season: May-October

South: May and June Harvest season: July-December

The total planting area is about 250,000 hectares

Taste of coffee:

Tanzania is a typical East African country, bordering Kenya and Uganda in the north, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia in the south, and Rwanda and Burundi in the west. Many people like to compare Tanzanian coffee with their neighbor Kenya. Compared with Kenya's high-quality coffee beans, Tanzanian coffee has less bright acid, more soft and gentle beauty, more sweet fragrance, and strong red wine flavor.

In Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro (Mt Kilimanjaro), Africa's highest peak, stands in the northeast. After World War I, it was named Trust. It was once a British colonial rule and became independent in 1964. Bourbon coffee was introduced as early as 1893. The green beans are mainly washed by water. Good quality high-altitude Tanzanian coffee, like Kenya, has active and bright acid performance.

Tanzania coffee producing areas in the north are Moshi, Mbeya and other producing areas around the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, and in the south are Songea-Ruvuma areas where the Ruvuma River flows. Due to the different growing terrains, the styles are slightly different. Coffee produced in Ruvuma region of south-west Tanzania has a bouquet and fruity aroma, which is different from coffee produced in Mt Kilimanjaro region of north.

Kilimanjaro is located in the northeast of Tanzania and is Tanzania's largest coffee producing area accounting for 75%. Generally speaking, Tanzania's coffee beans have extraordinary quality. The important producing area is in the mountainous area close to Kenya in the north. Coffee farmers grow coffee 85%. Local coffee farmers grow coffee between 1300-2000m above sea level. Its coffee flavor is different from that of neighboring Ethiopia and Kenya. He has the characteristics of both countries. The body thickness is good and the aroma of fruit and flowers is worth a try. Coffee belongs to dicotyledonous plants. Generally speaking, a coffee cherry fruit normally has a pair of coffee seeds, which is what we call coffee beans.

relative to flat beans.(pair of flat-sided beans), also known as caracol or caracolillo, which means small snail in Spanish; The yield of round beans, botanically, is said to be due to uneven pollination.(Arabica coffee species are self-pollinated plants, if a coffee flower has only one ovary, or only one ovary is successfully pollinated, only one seed can be produced), or nutrition is uneven during the growth process (usually more likely to occur in coffee fruits growing at the end of the coffee tree), nutrients are absorbed by only one of the cotyledons, and only the cotyledons that receive nutrients continue to grow into a single oval small egg coffee seed, thus having the name round bean. Normally, coffee plants produce about 3 to 5% of round beans, which are relatively rare in terms of yield, and because of their size and shape, round beans are often selected for sale separately by mesh screening.

Northern coffee is full of aroma, bright acidity, mellow taste, and thanks to the fertile volcanic soil, giving it a mineral water-like sweetness.

Southern coffee has a rich floral aroma and a smooth taste with elegant fruit acids.

Coffee growing area in Africa-Tanzania coffee is produced in the fertile Great Rift Valley of East Africa and is an outstanding representative of the quality coffee from this region. Its refreshing acidity and medium body complement sweet citrus and floral aromas. This coffee tastes great both hot and iced. With orange or berry, it will show its bright flavor