Kenya Gakuyuini

Beans: Gakuyuini Coop, Micro lot
Roaster: Akai-mi Coffee
Roasting degree: Medium
Area: Kiringa, Kenya
Altitude: 1,570m
Varieties: SL28、SL34
Screen: 18 up
Grade: N/A
Processing: Fully Washed

【Flavor scale】
Body: 5
Bitterness: 4
Richness: 4
Aroma: 5
Acidity: 4
Sweetness: 5
※Grade 1 to 5

【Impression】
Medium to medium dark, clean body, mellow, orange like sweet and fruity aroma, mix of tangerines and California orange with a touch of almond, mild bitterness as dark chocolate, high percentage cacao contained chocolate, citric acidity hidden, clean, soothing flavor, slightly different degree of bitterness as thinly layered, juicy sweetness hidden, syrupy sweetness with a scent of bitterness as a long lasting aftertaste.

High quality dark chocolate like flavor satisfies craving for sweets in the afternoon!  This flavor maximize when it's served without Milk and Sugar at first. 

【Note】
Unlike other Kenyan beans, this Gakuyuini lot has clean and less tangy bitterness: less "spicy" and "earthy".  Fruity and Juicy orange/tangerine like citric sweet aroma associates with Caribbean roots rather than African.    Although tidbit of profiles separates Gakuyuini from Kenyan origin character, a general flavor impression still carries African flavor intensity as well as "earthiness" within its sensitive/clean flavor.

Akai-mi's Specialty

From left to right: Mandheling, Kenya, India

On one winter day, Akai-mi coffee adds India for a new selection 

and has chosen this India as a  base flavor for Winter Special Blend.  

Together with India, Mandheling and earthy Kenya are on today's choice.

Bold flavor fits and comforts Cold winter morning.

As Dark chocolate like heavy/rich flavor brings happiness, 

Bold flavor of coffee brightens.spot-lights a coffee break in winter.

Each season brings happiness, 

Each season has its best fit flavor!

 　  

Autumn Special Blend 2012

Roaster: Akai-mi Coffee
Beans: Special Seasonal Blend 

【Impression】
Medium body, citrus mixed with ripe apricot like sweet aroma, light texture, juicy, mellow, moderate, organdie like transparent light layer of flavor enfolding, plums like fruity mass and thick sweetness, slightly tangy at the end, no outstanding acidity, tender texture of sweetness as an aftertaste.  
This light and pure flavor may stand out without sugar/milk.  

【Seasonal Blend】
Akaimi coffee's seasonal blends has wide variety.  Since Coffee is agricultural products, flavor varies and so does amount of crop.  Owner, Roaster/blender, of Akaimi coffee enjoys to create unique seasonal special blend with "this years" crop so that origin and percentages vary every year.  

Seasonal Blend is always challenge.
There is always wonderful harmony created by each seasons' offerings. 


Autumn Blend is offered sometimes in the end of September to November.  In 2012, Autumn was on still on selection in the very first week of December.