The second bag of coffee I purchased from Kean is a Kenya Ichamara Peaberry. Time for a lesson in coffee:
Peaberry is the common name of a coffee bean that develops alone within a coffee cherry. These beans are considered an abnormality and can occur in coffee of any origin. Peaberry beans are often separated from the rest of the harvest and sold separately, in most cases commanding a higher price. Peaberry coffee can have brighter notes and a lighter body. About 10% of Kenyan coffee falls into this category.
Below are pictures that show the difference between a regular coffee bean and that of a peaberry, which is round in shape because it doesn't have to share the space inside the cherry with a second bean.
This coffee has a toasty aroma. The beans have a lovely oily sheen to them. I purchased this coffee because the description included dark chocolate, cocoa butter, pecan, molasses, among others. It is has more of an acidic quality to it, however the taste is full. This coffee would definitely go with a medium bodied cigar like a Camacho Connecticut.
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Peaberry beans on the left are completely round.
Regular beans on the right have a flat side.
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