Where the coffee has an intense flavor, with wine-like or fruity flavor and bright acidity. This washed coffee is grown mainly on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro south of the capital of Nairobi. Smaller growing regions are on the slopes of Mt. Elgon on the border between Uganda and Kenya. The mountains have small peasant-owned as well as modern large plantations. All Kenya coffee is graded in terms of bean size with AA being the largest and finest.
Beans produce a medium bodied, snappy cup, with a pronounced acidity and blackberry aftertaste.
We prefer to buy small lots that are available with the farm name intact on the bag. Large co-ops that blend produce mixed results often using early and late crop pickings. Tanzania Peaberry Tanzania is in east Africa, south of the Equator along the Indian Ocean. It is surrounded by Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zaire, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. Introduced in 1893 by the Jesuits, Tanzania Peaberry has good acidity, light body and an excellent fragrance.