Have you ever heard of old coffee? what's so special about old coffee?

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As we all know, aged cheese has a stronger flavor after fermentation, and aged red and white whisky tastes smoother after alcohol volatilization. what about coffee?

No more shocking bomb has been dropped on the Australian coffee market in recent years than the coffee capsule brand, announcing that the 2014 "aged coffee" flavor will be sold in the Australian market. What is so unique about the aged coffee? listen to the introduction of the food website About Food:

Where does the old coffee come from?

In 1500, when coffee was first introduced to Europe, coffee beans were mainly imported from Yemen, and it was quite time-consuming to transport them around South Africa, so old coffee beans were used at that time, not the more common raw beans today. After the expansion of coffee production to Asia's India and Indonesia, the geographical location is far away, the use of aged coffee beans remains the same.

At that time, Europeans liked the coffee, which was greatly changed after being placed for a long time and acting with the air on the sea, even after the opening of the Suez Canal in Egypt, which greatly reduced the shipping distance. Europeans also resisted fresh coffee beans for a time.

With the evolution of time, the old coffee in the European market is gradually replaced by fresh coffee beans, and the same phenomenon also occurs in the United States, where the more easily available fresh coffee beans become the mainstream in the market. However, in recent years, there has been a retro trend of old coffee beans in the coffee market.

Decryption of aged coffee

The fact is that only a few varieties of coffee are suitable for drinking after a period of time, and the process of resting must be in a proper environment, otherwise the coffee beans will lose their aroma and flavor after the loss of coffee oil. Most experts also believe that coffee will not grow as old as wine, on the contrary, it will lose its flavor if it is kept for too long.

As for which kind of coffee beans are suitable for drinking in old years? Generally speaking, it is best to choose coffee beans with thicker taste and lower acidity, but this is not absolute. Low-acidity coffee beans from India and Indonesia, or washed Latin American coffee, are good choices.

How to make old coffee?

The old coffee market is full of pure "old" coffee with fish eyes mixed with pearls. in fact, old coffee takes six months to three years. Regular observation and stirring of coffee beans will volatilize the moisture to avoid mildew or decay. Some coffee beans are aged in their place of origin, but they are usually moved to places where the temperature and weather are more stable, such as at a higher altitude than the place of origin.

In the course of aging, baristas will constantly try coffee beans to ensure the flavor. The baking effect will not be carried out until the aging effect is completed. Generally speaking, deep roasting is the best way to bring out the flavor of coffee beans, but some stores will shallow roast beans from a specific single origin to enhance the characteristics of individual coffee.

So what's so special about this lovely pink capsule?

According to the Australian news website Food&Drink Business, the aged coffee, called Selection Vintage 2014, uses Arabica coffee from the high-altitude Colombian highlands and is aged in a specially designed bag after harvest three years ago. At present, the sale has been restricted in Australia.

According to Karsten Ranitzsch, chief operating officer of major coffee factories around the world, "We hope to introduce new and unique coffee to the public through the Selection Vintage 2014 series." "

As coffee plays a more and more important role in modern life, it has not only developed many different ways of brewing or baking, but also gradually emerged in the market by abandoning fresh coffee and switching to early aging. Even the capsule coffee has an old coffee flavor, which shows that more and more people are paying attention to this product, and there is a chance to become the mainstream trend in the future.