Two different questions
When you ask whether a Kenyan coffee is AA, you are asking about a physical grade. When you ask how the coffee tastes or what score it received, you are asking about sensory evaluation. Both matter to a purchase, but they answer different questions.
Start with the physical specification
Kenyan AA and AB designations are part of the country’s grading language. For a particular offer, request the actual screen analysis and any agreed tolerances. A grade label is useful shorthand; the written physical specification gives the buyer something more precise to approve.
Keep the sensory record separate
A score needs context: the protocol and version, evaluator, date and sample identity. It should describe the sample assessed, rather than imply a universal quality for every coffee of the same physical grade. A higher grade label alone does not establish a higher score.
How we show the House of Ciru portfolio
Our four reference records show grade and score separately: KN0298 AA, 84.6; KN0299 AB, 84.0; KN0330 AA, 83.8; and KN0331 AB, 83.8. These are individual records from 11 August 2026. We do not average their scores or use them as a live inventory promise.
Ask for a sample that belongs to the offer
Before an order, identify the lot and approve a representative sample. Keep the sample ID with the specification and sale documents. This connects the words on an offer to the coffee you have actually evaluated.