Introduction to the history of rich manors in Ecuadorian coffee producing areas the taste and flavor characteristics of Ecuadorian coffee beans

Ecuador, located in Ecuador between Colombia and Peru in South America, has a long history of growing coffee.

In fact, the planting area of coffee plantations in Ecuador is generally small, with about 80% of coffee farmers planting less than 5 hectares, 13 percent between 5 and 10 hectares, and more than 10 hectares accounting for only 7 percent. According to statistics, 20% of the land in coffee plantations is illegally occupied out of an area of about 300000 hectares in the country.

● Intag Valley

The foothills of the western Andes south of Guayaquil and the hills along the coast of Manabi province are famous for growing Arabica coffee beans with a perfect balance of acidity, sweetness and bitterness.

● Pichincha province

Located in the northwest of Ecuador, mainly grows robusta coffee beans.

● Galapagos Islands

The waters of Ecuador in South America, directly below the equator, are a mysterious and fascinating group of islands that inhabit the Galapagos islands, many of which are inherent here, sworn by UNESCO as the "cultural and natural heritage of mankind".

Therefore, the law strictly prohibits the import or use of fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides or all other chemicals.

● Loha area

Loha region is located in southern Ecuador, close to the Andes Mountains, is one of the highest coffee-growing areas in the world, 1450-2000 meters above sea level, is also an important coffee export city in the country. The varieties of coffee beans are mainly improved varieties of iron card, which are treated by washing method and mainly planted in natural shade. The local high altitude, climate change and soil quality are very suitable for coffee growth, and there are many excellent planting conditions for growing coffee.

Ecuadorian coffee beans are mixed in the market, some coffee beans are full of praise, and some coffee beans are not satisfactory. Qianjie recently introduced a rosy summer from a rich manor in the Rocha area. Its performance is full of praise.

Rich Manor is a burgeoning manor, and in 2017, the owner opened up a piece of land dedicated to growing organic boutique coffee. At present, the varieties planted in this land are Rosa, Wushwush and SL28.

This rose summer in Qianjie uses anaerobic washing treatment to make the coffee fermented to produce a richer flavor, and the landowner is very particular about controlling the anaerobic time, ph value and temperature, so as to develop a richer flavor on the basis of preserving the rose flavor as much as possible.

The bean also won the fourth place in the Ecuador Excellence Cup in 2022 with a score of 89.10.

Qianjie uses a medium-shallow baking degree, and the flavor shown by cup test is the flavor of chamomile, lemon, melon and Longjing green tea.

Hand-made suggestion

Filter cup: Hario V60

Water temperature: 90 degrees Celsius

Amount of powder: 15g

Ratio of powder to water: 1:15

Grinding degree: the pass rate of Chinese standard No. 20 screen is 80%.

First inject 30 grams of hot water for steaming for 30 seconds, inject fine water from the central point and slowly circle to 125 grams, when the water level in the filter cup is about to expose the powder bed and continue to inject water around 225 grams, the total extraction time is about 2 minutes.

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