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Kenya Coffee

Kenya has a reputation as a top quality coffee producer. All Kenya coffee is of Arabica variety.

Its coffee is the best among of the world's finest Arabica coffee.

It has a strong identity, and no coffee is truly similar.

Kenya produces over 2 million bags of coffee each year. Most of Kenya's coffee crop grows in the fertile red volcanic soil.

Kenya’s coffee gets its wonderful flavour from this rich volcanic soil and high altitudes. The coffee crop is cultivated at altitudes between 4,900 and 6,800 feet.

Small coffee cooperatives bring together over 300,000 small farms. Most farms are about half an acre in size on average.

There are two flowerings in each season. The blossom usually appears shortly after the beginning of the long rains in March and April. In most districts, the crop ripens from around October until December.

The second and smaller flowering season comes with the short rains in October and November. These are picked in the early part of the season starting from June.

Only red ripe cherries are picked during the harvest. They are always picked by hand. This requires frequent picking rounds. Each tree is picked every one and a half weeks.

Kenyan coffee is a major export. It provides jobs and security to thousands of people and plays a key role in development.

Taste of Kenya Coffee

Kenya coffee beans are medium bodied and almost sweet. You can detect inspiring blackcurrant flavours and aromas.

The Kenya coffee is famous for it’s rich full body, distinct pleasant acidity, floral fragrant aroma and a winey flavour with overtones of berries and citrus.

Kenya AA is the finest grade of coffee from Kenya. The AA grades are amazingly aromatic with very little bitterness. The subtle notes of its fruitiness make for an exceptional cup of coffee.

The Coffee Board of Kenya cup tests every lot of coffee before it is sold. Each lot of coffee is cupped and graded, then sold at an auction.

Grading of Kenya Coffee

Kenya coffee is graded according to a measurement of the size, shape and density of the bean. The sizes in order from largest to smallest are; AA, AB, PB, C, E, TT, and T

Size is important when it comes to quality. Usually a larger size will contain more of the precious oils which give coffee its flavour and aroma.

Kenya AA is the best coffee you will get out there. Do not settle for weak blends. Go for% pure Kenya beans.

After classifying the coffee, the Coffee Board of Kenya holds weekly coffee auctions in Nairobi where the coffee is sold.