AI 整理的 Scott Agricultural Laboratories (1) The Scott Agricultural Laboratories: A Botanical and Historical Monograph on the Origins of Kenya’s Coffee Germplasm

The Scott Agricultural Laboratories: A Botanical and Historical Monograph on the Origins of Kenya’s Coffee Germplasm

斯科特農業實驗室：肯亞咖啡種質起源的植物學與歷史專題著作

Executive Summary

The emergence of Kenya as a preeminent origin for high-quality Arabica coffee is not merely a product of favorable geography, but the result of a deliberate, scientifically rigorous selection program orchestrated during the early 20th century. Central to this history is the Scott Agricultural Laboratories (Scott Labs), a colonial institution located in Kabete, on the outskirts of Nairobi. Between 1934 and 1963, this facility served as the crucible for the "SL" series of coffee varieties—cultivars that would come to define the sensory profile of East African coffee.

肯亞之所以能成為優質阿拉比卡咖啡的卓越產地，不僅是得天獨厚的地理環境使然，更是二十世紀初一系列深思熟慮且科學嚴謹的選育計畫之成果。這段歷史的核心是斯科特農業實驗室（Scott Agricultural Laboratories，簡稱 Scott Labs），這是一個位於奈洛比郊區卡貝特（Kabete）的殖民時期機構。在 1934 年至 1963 年間，該設施成為「SL」系列咖啡品種的誕生地——這些栽培品種後來定義了東非咖啡的感官概況。

KoHi Coffee Company -Allston MA

KoHi 一個很早就注意到的咖啡店

Jan 8, 2023 剛來波士頓不久，寫下

『新店探索：Kohi

自家espresso blend 做Macchiato 好好喝

難得酸香和牛奶搭配覺得很適合

另外最近注意到Boston 是好多公司總部所在

這家Kohi 就位於New Balance headquoters裡— at KoHi』

George Howell Coffee at Newbury, Backbay

George Howell Coffee 美國精品咖啡傳奇（和SW一樣）

五分系統：NA．不適用 傳奇、不用多言

不過今天寫寫，它們2025 新開的點（at Newbury, Backbay）

話說 Harvard Sq 好像也有個新點？

revisit the varieties of Ethiopian coffee part.1 (Kudhume, Wolisho, Dega, Illubabor 1974, Kurume, 1274) Translate into Eng via Gemini

original post "revisit the varieties of Ethiopian coffee part.1 (Kudhume, Wolisho, Dega, Illubabor 1974, Kurume, 1274)" at 22-June-2018

Kismet = Imagine at Gurney St, West Cambridge

Kismet = Imagine at Gurney St, West Cambridge

第一次注意到這家店

是發現常常拜訪的 Bryn Mawr Book Store 對面有個很高級的 grocery

然後旁邊有個很有趣的小店

晚點去的時候好像在賣酒，白天似乎賣咖啡

（題外話，在 Bryn Mawr 買的Harvard Classic Collection 好像真的撿到寶了，上次在外州看到後期的量產版本要價 $500，我這個還是漂亮的1911初版的 Alumni Edition）

拉回來

Kismet 或是 Imagine 不知道為什麼有兩個名字

本來猜測，一個是白天的咖啡，另一個是夜晚的酒，但是 Google Map 上好像兩個都是咖啡

困惑

Broadsheet Coffee Roaster at harvard yard, Cambridge

嗯、這家應該視為Cambridge 核心咖啡店

不但是地點核心、咖啡產業也是核心（週邊看到好多咖啡店使用他們的豆子、就算簡單的設備也可以做出很好的咖啡、這點讓我想到 Counter Culture Coffee）

年初隨寫波士頓咖啡五常、這裡也在列。

發現這裡是搬來波士頓的第一天、但是短租的房子就在這裡旁邊、當時在Map 發現、隔天一大早興沖沖跑來、發現一家好店在家旁邊真是驚喜🥰

（看了看照片、還真的是搬來隔天就跑了）

關於 Civil war sweet potato coffee (with the help of gAI)

關於 Civil war sweet potato coffee

首先，美國軍隊與咖啡的淵源：

可追溯至獨立戰爭時期（1775–1783）。1773年波士頓傾茶事件後，許多殖民者將飲茶視為不愛國的行為，轉而選擇咖啡作為替代品。咖啡館成為殖民地領袖的重要聚會場所，包括許多開國元勳。

一直到第七任總統 Andrew Jackson 在1832年做了一項重要決策。當時，傑克遜簽署了一項行政命令，指示在軍隊口糧中以咖啡和糖取代原先的朗姆酒、威士忌或白蘭地配給。這一舉措旨在減少士兵中因過度飲酒而導致的不服從和意外傷害，同時提升部隊的精力和士氣。

“From the time of the Revolution through the Civil War, the basis of all Army troop feeding, whether in camp or on the march, was the so-called garrison ration. It consisted of little more than an allotment of bread and meat (occasionally vegetables) and a beverage.

At first that beverage was alcohol. The patriot troops under General Washington did so welcome their allowance of rum, whiskey, and other assorted “spirits.” (A full colonel could receive as much as a half gallon of spirits a week.)

Noting the “deleterious effects” of including all that alcohol in the military diet, the Surgeon General, and later Secretary of War John C. Calhoun began to lobby against its inclusion in the ration. The struggle over this issue continued throughout the 1820s — just as a full-scale Temperance Movement was gaining momentum on the national scene. But no actions were taken.

Then it happened. On 25 October 1832, President Andrew Jackson, impatient with Congress, took matters into his own hands, and signed an Executive Order dictating that coffee and sugar were to be substituted for the allowance of rum, whiskey or brandy. From that day until this, COFFEE has remained a vital component of the U.S. Army soldier’s field ration.”