GUIDE TO KENYA SPECIALTY COFFEE CUPPING

GUIDE TO KENYA SPECIALTY COFFEE CUPPING

2022–23 Kenya coffee harvest season had intriguing coffee lots, both at the auction and on a few farms with which Morans has direct relationships. In 2022, Kenya experienced one of the longest dry seasons, which raised concerns about lower yields and quality. To our astonishment, competitive coffee quality was recorded. To learn more about the world of coffee cupping, we participated in an exciting cupping session with Morans Coffee Roaster.

Coffee professionals and seasoned coffee drinkers distinguish the origins of the coffee during a blind cupping session. The explanation is that coffee beans retain the flavors typical of the:

• Soil
• Altitude
• Environment

It makes sense that the most popular appellation for coffee is by its individual origin, such as Yirgacheffee in Ethiopia and Nyeri AA in Kenya. The use of a set process and brew technique is to distinguish coffee cupping from coffee tasting. Exporters and coffee roasters typically cup coffee prior to purchase in order to assist them in selecting the best lots from the variety that is offered to them.

Not surprisingly, the cups that have the highest scores tend to have a higher asking price from the seller.

Cuppers evaluate a variety of characteristics in the coffee that is profiled under three main features :

Coffee Flavor

Classification of coffee flavors is either by their fruitier or undertones.

Acidity

Here, you search for a strong citrus, lemon flavor or its absence. This taste feature, more often than not, determines personal coffee preferences. Kenyan coffee is renowned for its pronounced acidity and for this reason it leads the list of the most polarizing Arabica coffee beans.

Mouthfeel

When coffee settles in the mouth, it has a certain solidity. For the purpose of selecting the most promising coffee lots for purchase, Coffee Morans conducts monthly cupping sessions that also dictates the signature and blends. Dealing exclusively in AA specialty coffee necessitates a thorough sensory procedure to spot even the smallest distinctions that separate one or two samples. Like other specialty coffee roasters and exporters, Coffee Morans has a director who is Q-grading Certified (the PhD of Coffee), who is in charge of making sure that only the best coffee is authorized for purchase and export.

Coffee Morans cupping is a routine process to ensure success of specialty coffee experience for both retail and

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RUWAWA SINGLE ORIGIN

Orange, Apricot, Vanilla

Request for samples HERE

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