Kenya Select Plus AA Kiambu County Kenya: Select Plus AA, Kiambu County

It took me a few samples trying until I found a good balanced coffee. Part of my beans get roasted just into the second crack to get the aromas and distinctive fruit tastes, the other part gets a roast just when the oils start to show, I know it might be not a good idea to let it go to that point, but those oils give it an after taste licorice like, almost subtle numbing; and combined with the lighter roast, make a superb cup of coffee using an aeropress. Now, if you try it roasted when the oils are fully released..just try it. You'll thank me later.

Nice and balanced coffee. Has a slight peppery bight, but has strength and body. Good coffee!

I have tried this coffee with all roast modes it is always smooth and full bodied. Never a bitter taste. When blended with Colombian or Brazilian the flavors really pop. I would recommend this coffee for beginners as you cannot ruin the roast unless you totally burn it.

I really enjoy this bean. It has a rich fruity smooth taste and nice strong flavor. I was surprised at how many times I said this is so good. Will be buying more on my next order. What a way to start the day!!

Silky smooth coffee with good body and great mouth feel. As others have mentioned, a hint of pepper and chocolate, and not much acidity. Aftertaste...well, you want it to last forever! I normally drink Cafe Au Lait to be easy on my stomach, but I could definitely drink this black. Seems like it would make a great espresso. Next time I visit my daughter I have to take some and make espresso. This has been the easiest Kenya coffee to roast so far. It went into a vigorous and sustained first crack the first time I tried it. There is no fiddling necessary! I used the technique I developed for big Kenyan beans which were problematic for me in the past - an extended drying phase slowly approaching 400°F and then a constant temperature around 408°F through the first crack. When it got about to the end of the first crack I turned off the heat and let it coast a minute then quickly cooled it down.

I fell in love with Kenyan AA coffee 25 years ago while in South Africa. I could generally find the roasted beans from time to time; however, as they began to get harder and harder to find, I found your website and bought a small roaster. I have not been disappointed! The beans have been consistently flavorful and the service in shipping has been very good. Thank you!!

Something was missing, tried a number of roasts with this light, medium light and medium and couldn’t get it to truly shine. I have had other Kenya AA/auction lots that blew my socks off and were roasted very similarly but this one didn’t hit home. Not going to give up on the beans I have left but I’m going to move on especially since it’s pushing $9 a pound. The best description out of all the other reviews was the pour over comment tasking weak. I’ve never considered Kenya mediums as weak, but it was almost tea like, I made 3 pour overs all with increasingly more grind and higher temps to enhance extraction but still got the almost watery taste and mouth. What I could taste was good enough (tasted like a Kenya) but it was a lot of work to coax what flavor I could get out of it. I couldn’t sell this because most people wouldn’t be able to tweak and diagnose and first impressions are way too important. Maybe a French press might be a better option, but this will be the first coffee I’ve ever had (out of dozens and dozens) that had this unfortunate condition across all ranges of roast and brew methods.

I cannot do justice to describing the aromas coming from my kitchen. I've roasted many coffees since getting my roaster for Christmas, and this one has my mouth watering before I even pour a cup. My preference is a city roast, but my husband likes medium, so I try to fall just shy of my preference to meet in the middle. The coffee has a very slight citrus note to it, which I usually don't love, but it works well in this one. I still put Kona at the top of the coffees I've gotten at Coffee Bean Corral, but this one takes a close second.

This is probably one of our family’s favorite coffee beans! Delicious.

From medium to dark I love these beans. Bold and smooth shots every time. These are definitely one of my favorites.

I just roasted more of this bean from my 1# bag at light roast (city-) with my FR500. Darker roasts were lacking. After sitting 2 days, I must say it is very delicious Kenyan. Buy it! If you get everything right, the roast, grind and the amount, you will be rewarded!

I have a super automatic coffee machine. I have to have fresh beans, as oily beans will gunk up the grinder. I love the Kenya beans I get from the Coffee Bean Corral. I roast them lightly as that is the flavor I like, and even in a super automatic my coffee has a very rich, awesome flavor.

I have been very pleased with the quality of this Kenyan coffee and I have purchased it over a period of a couple of years now. I just have my small home roaster that works fine. The taste is superb and when I have shared my beans with friends, they say it is the best coffee they've ever tasted. One of these people worked in a coffee house and purchased for the store in the past, so I would say that is a good confirmation on the quality of your beans.

Elbert J The coffee was excellent!

This coffee was not good. Where do all the 5 stars come from?? I would have given it 1 star but i just feel like a nice guy today. I purchased 6 different coffee samples and they were all garbage. I find it real strange that they were all rated 5 stars. I no longer trust these reviews nor this company.