[adsense] Kenya's relationship with coffee didn't start so easily.Coffee was first introduced to Kenyans by way of Arabs enslaving thousands of Kenyans to work on coffee plantations both in Kenya and Arabia. Unfortunately, this practice didn't end when the British assumed control over Kenya. This practice of using Kenyans for labor was continued throughout the 20th … [Read more...]
I Roasted It All By Myself
[adsense] I picked up some Kenyan green coffee beans a few weeks ago with the intentions of roasting them myself. I felt like I did all my prep work before purchasing: I read about roasting, watched roasting videos, learned about the different techniques. I even spoke with the coffee roaster who sold me the beans and obtained her advice. Her biggest piece of advice was to … [Read more...]
Kenyan Coffee
[adsense] While Kenya is not the largest producer of coffee in the world, it certainly produces some of the best coffee. Kenya embraced the arrival of coffee in 1893 when it was introduced by French Catholic priests. The high plateaus in Kenya offered perfect location for the coffee to be grown, and provided a great new crop for small cooperatives to grown and thrive on. In … [Read more...]