KENYA AB FAQ+

Origin

• 🇰🇪 Kenya

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Kenya’s world renowned coffee region uses its own grading system. AB stands for the screen size, and FAQ stands for “Fair Average Quality”. These beans are often very similar to an AA grade coffee but tend to be more affordable. This particular coffee is sourced from multiple small farms within the region. This coffee is a blendBlendCoffees from multiple origins roasted or mixed together for a consistent, balanced profile year-round — the traditional backbone of espresso menus. of multiple sought-after varietals, all grown at a high altitude. The Central Highlands has cool weather, nutrient dense red soils, and an ideal amount of rainfall to produce elegantly bright and balanced coffees. In this same region, nearby vegetation includes Macadamia nuts and Maize. Planting different types of crops in the same area is an important step in keeping soils healthy. VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. SL-28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness., SL-34SL34SL28's sibling selection, also from Kenya's Scott Labs. Slightly less celebrated but hardier, with a similar juicy, complex cup., Ruiru 11 Process WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly.