Kenya AA is one of the world's best coffees and often the choice of experienced coffee roasters and cogniscenti. Kenya AA is the country's top grade, although small auction lots and individual plantation coffees can be separated for sale. This affordable Kenya AA offers a wonderfully aromatic and complex coffee at a good price. We strive to always have a high quality AA grade Kenya. 2009/10 has proven to be a difficult period with respect to weather and coffee production in Kenya.  These coffees are more expensive this year and harder to get. Very heavy and sustained rains occurred months ago during the flowering of the coffee trees.  Like most fruit, coffee trees have abundant small flowers and a coffee cherry grows wherever there was a flower.  The rains, which were not typical for the season, disrupted the natural cycle of the plants, causing them to have a greatly reduced crop.  In turn, prices spiked.  Some importers suspended bringing in Kenya coffee altogether because of its higher price but we feel this is still a fair price for the quality produced. The quality itself has remained high, but output is down and prices are consequently higher. Cup Characteristics: Kenya AA coffees are marked by black-currant or berry flavors with lots of structure and complexity. There is a backbone of dry, red wine. Roasting Notes: Kenya can be roasted successfully to various roast levels due to the bean density and high elevations where grown. Light roasting, midway between 1st and 2nd crack will produce a more acidic, delicate and flavorful cup; taken to 2nd crack the body becomes considerably more emphasized and the acidity plays a lesser role. But Kenya AA can also be roasted beyond 2nd crack to dark roasted, caramelized levels because there is considerable inherit natural sugar, acidity and bean hardness. Volume Price Pounds Price LB 1 $7.79 2-4 $7.40 5-19 $7.01 20+ $6.23

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