Taiwan coffee roasting starting point Dou 6 starts the inheritance plan

Chen Shouyi, a ▲ roaster, passed on the German board maker used to repair the coffee machine to the club members. (photo / photo by reporter Su Rongquan, 2017.05.02)

The starting point of coffee roasting in Taiwan is Douliu! The Douliu Coffee Factory, established in 1959, was the only bean baking factory in Taiwan at that time. Although it has disappeared in the torrent of time, the enthusiasm of inheriting the aroma of magic beans is still circulating here. In 2017, with the support of Chen Shouyi, the first generation roaster of the coffee factory, the Douliu Coffee Roasters Club will soon be established, and the inheritance plan of gathering old experience and new vitality will reproduce the aroma of amber on the ground.

During the Japanese occupation, Tunan Industrial Co., Ltd. laid an excellent foundation for the cultivation of coffee in Taiwan. After the retrocession, Yunlin County Economic Farm was the only coffee processing plant in Taiwan with the largest and most modern bean roaster in the far East. Chen Shouyi, the first generation roaster of the coffee factory at that time, still makes coffee every day and tastes it by hand, which has not changed for decades. This may be a habit. It is also an eternal memory that cannot be given up. This time, when I heard that Dulu City Public Office encouraged local coffee makers to set up Dou Liu Coffee Roasters, 81-year-old Chen Shouyi not only sparkled with excitement and eagerness to try, but also supported the decision with action. at the press conference, he not only discussed with the young bean baker about the roasting condition of coffee beans and the flavor after brewing. The German board maker used to repair the coffee machine was also passed on to the founding members of the club, and the intention of passing on the fire is self-evident.

Chen Shouyi, a ▲ baker, focused on the degree of bean baking in the bean roaster. (photo / photo by reporter Su Rongquan, 2017.05.02)

▲ Dou Liu Mayor Xie Shuya and coffee expert Chen Shouyi tasted the hand-brewed coffee brewed by members of the club. (photo / photo by reporter Su Rongquan, 2017.05.02)

Xie Shuya, mayor of Douliu, said that in the past, when she was the mayor of Gukeng, because she found out the history of coffee, the magic bean, made Gukeng the hometown of Taiwan coffee, and created the Taiwanese coffee whirlwind that swept across Taiwan. Now she is the mayor of Douliu. Although the coffee processing factory is no longer there, the older generation has gradually withered, just like the dormitory group of factory staff still exists, the coffee memory of Douliu. As long as we join the ranks of preservation and innovation through many young people who love coffee roasting, we will have the opportunity to continue the fragrance of the only Dou6 in Taiwan at that time. Through the Ministry of Culture's 106 annual community construction project and the village cultural development plan, the public office and the young coffee roasters on the ground will find the past coffee culture history for Douliu and awaken the coffee soul hidden in every corner. With the guidance of the first generation of roasters, the younger generation will communicate with each other, and the Dou Liu Coffee Roasters Club will bake out the aroma and memory that belong to the ground.

Liao Siwei, one of the sponsors of Dou Liu Coffee roasting Club, said that as long as they are registered in Yunlin County and have the fact of coffee roasting, they can sign up for the establishment of Dou Liu Coffee Roasters Club. Not only can we use this opportunity to exchange and improve coffee roasting skills, but also enable young roasters with the same enthusiasm to connect with each other's experience in their hometown. Bring the craft of coffee roasting from the local to the whole Taiwan and even the international stage.

Starting in May, the club will hold 10 coffee sharing sessions, three of which will invite professional coffee roasters to exchange and share with members, and the other seven will find suitable coffee space to be held, so that people will have a chance to listen to the older generation. Share the history of coffee roasting in Douliu, through various ways, "Taiwan coffee roasting starting point in Douliu", with a full flavor, transmitted to everyone's mind. In addition to a number of sponsors who participated in the press conference, there are also Chief Yu Chengliang Li, Social Affairs Chief Li Shiye, Civil Affairs Chief Chen Jianhui, Confidential Commissioner Cai Wenbin and Lin Yiling, and Zhang Qihuang, consultant of Yunlin County Youth Volunteer Center, Youth Development Department of the Ministry of Education. Under the guidance of Chen Shouyi, an 81-year-old coffee expert, members of Dou Liu Coffee roasting Club finished roasting coffee in 20 minutes. And tasted the coffee brewed by the enthusiastic young roaster with Xie Shuya. The aroma of the coffee filled the audience, which was exhilarating and full of praise.