Introduction to the treatment method of planting and Development History of single Bean Flavor in Huofenghuang Manor

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Costa Rica Costa Rica

Population: 4586000

In the past, Costa Rica has succeeded in marketing its coffee according to the name of the producing region. However, tastes vary greatly within each region, so it's worth exploring each of the different regions to see what kind of coffee beans they produce.

CENTRAL VALLEY

Central Valley, Costa Rica's capital city San Jose is located here, which is the most densely populated area. It is one of the oldest coffee growing areas. It is usually divided into subdistricts of San José Heredia and Alajuela. Three major volcanoes in the area: Lrazu, Barva and Boaz affect the terrain and soil.

Altitude: 900- 1,600 m

Harvest: November-March

WEST VALLEY

West Valley, the first farmer settled in the 19th century and brought coffee. The area is divided into 6 sub-regions, surrounding the urban centers of San Ramon, Palmares, Naranjo, Greece, Sarchi and Athenas. Sarchi has a specific coffee variety called Villa Sarchi. The highest elevations in the region are located around Naranjo, and some amazing coffees can be found at the elevations of this region.

Altitude: 700- 1,600 m

Harvest: October-February

TARRAZU

Tarrazu has a reputation built up over the years, and the coffee from here can almost be considered a high-quality grade. But the coffee comes from different farms and is then blended into large batches. However, Tarrazu's brand has accumulated enough strength over the years that coffee produced outside the region is also labeled Tarrazu to increase its value. Costa Rica's highest coffee farms are located in this region, and like many other regions, profitable points of time occur during the distinct dry season harvest.

Altitude: 1,200- 1,900 m

Harvest: November-March

Manor Information:

Country of Origin: Costa Rica San Francisco

Region: Central Valley

Manor Farm: Cumbres del Poas

Altitude: 1300-1500 m

Variety Varietals: Catura & Catuai caturra&catuai

Processing: Solarization

Grade:SHB 18 mesh

Harvest Time/Crop Year: 2013/2014

Manor Introduction:

Located in the fertile volcanic hills of Poas in the central valley of Costa Rica, the Estates de la Phoenicia is a 100% organic coffee estate that pays great attention to the concept of environmentally friendly treatment (column: rainwater collection for coffee treatment) and the production of organic compost using earthworm farming (worm compost) to make the cultivation process completely free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The owner believes organic farming is the best option for the environment and the health of his family, despite the many technical and organizational challenges.

Phoenix Manor is also the first in Central and South America to produce honey and sun coffee plantations, it produces high-quality coffee are very unique, the biggest feature is a very amazing sweet! Coffee cherries can reach 21- 22% sweetness, and during the harvest season, using the treatment often used in the wine industry, only those exceeding 20% sweetness will be exposed to sunlight.

Manor Introduction:

Located in the fertile volcanic hills of Poas Valley in Central Costa Rica, the first producer of honey-treated and sun-cured coffee in Central and South America, a 100% organic coffee plantation, the owner believes that organic farming is the best choice for environmental protection and family health, even though he faces many technical and organizational challenges. The high quality coffee produced by this estate is very unique, the biggest feature is that it has a very amazing sweet taste! He made a name for himself when he entered the boutique coffee contest in 2009. During the harvest season, the wine industry often uses amazing sweetness!

He made a name for himself when he entered the boutique coffee contest in 2009. During the harvest season, using the usual rules of the wine industry, only those exceeding 20% sweetness will be sunburned. The Brix value of ordinary fruits is 14 for apples, 12 for lemons and 18 for passion fruits, but coffee cherries for phoenix can reach 21- 22%.

The estate attaches great importance to the concept of environmentally friendly treatment (column: rainwater collection for coffee treatment) and uses earthworm farming (worm compost) for the production of organic compost to make the planting process completely free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Sapphire and black rose are two very special sun products. They use special treatment methods to prolong the drying time of sapphire and black rose on the trellis, but the difference is that sapphire is dried and fermented in a low temperature environment, while black rose is dried and fermented in a high temperature environment. After fermentation in such different temperature environments, sapphire will produce a more obvious delicate flavor and sweet feeling, while black roses are rich in strong sunlight tonality.

The natural processing of sapphire (Zahiro) is quite labor-intensive. Hand-harvested cherries with high sugar content are first placed in the African elevated shed for about 10 days in the sun, and then placed in the plastic covered greenhouse to create more direct heat and continue to dry until the moisture content reaches 11.5%.

The slow drying process allows the beans to develop more natural sweetness from the inside, but it also requires more care and constant stirring. At the end, the red cherries turn black, giving off aromas of fruitcake, brown sugar and even sherry!

Country Profile:

The Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: República de Costa Rica), commonly known as Costa Rica (Taiwan: Costa Rica, China and Hong Kong: Costa Rica, meaning "fertile coast"), is a Central American country bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south. Costa Rica was the first country in the world to have no army. The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose.

National Geographic:

Costa Rica is located in the narrow strip of Central America, 10 degrees North latitude; 84 degrees West longitude. It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the east and the North Pacific Ocean to the west, with a coastline of 1290 kilometers (212 kilometers in the Caribbean Sea on the east coast and 1016 kilometers in the Pacific Ocean on the west coast).

Costa Rica borders Nicaragua to the north (309 km) and Panama to the south-southeast (639 km). It has a total area of 51100 square kilometres, of which 50660 square kilometres are territory and 440 square kilometres are territorial waters.

It's slightly smaller than West Virginia in the U.S. and about the same size as Ireland. Costa Rica has a coastline of plains and rugged mountains in the middle. It declared an exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles. The climate is tropical and subtropical, and partly neotropical.

National Culture:

Costa Rica is culturally diverse and serves as a crossroads of Central and South American cultures. When the Spanish conquered America in the 16th century, Costa Rica's northern region was the southernmost territory of Mayan civilization, the central and southern regions were the territory of the Chibucha, and the west coast was inhabited by black slaves sold from Africa in the 17th to 18th centuries. It was also at this time that many Chinese farmers came here to build railways.

Costa Rican music has tambito and punto, which are very unique, such as punto guanacateco from Guanacaste province and punto sancarleno from San Carlos in Arahuila province. Much music and legends spread from northern Costa Rica (once a Mayan territory) and the Atlantic coast.

Costa Rica is located in Central America. She is the first country in the world without an army. Costa Rica is progressive and peaceful, with a thriving tourism industry and its capital in San Jose. Because Costa Rica is also a neutral country with a pleasant climate and mountains, it is also known as the "Switzerland of Central America". Costa Rica has a strong Spanish colonial color, and very few archaeological artifacts remain before Columbus, so we know little about the history before colonization; however, a visit to the Museo de Jade and the National Gold Museum (Museo de Oro Precolombino) in San Jose can give you a glimpse of this forgotten history.

Coffee was introduced from Cuba in 1808, and exports began during the tenure of President Fernando de la Sierra, and continued to increase thereafter, improving the Colombian economy. Many people became rich from coffee, and social classes were created.

In 1849, Juan Rafael Mora, a coffee farmer, became president and ruled for ten years. Costa Rica borders Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Although Costa Rica has a territory of only 50,100 square kilometers, its geographical structure varies greatly. A volcanic mountain range extending from the northwestern border of Nicaragua to the southeastern border of Panama, forming Costa Rica's spine and dividing the country into two parts. The Central Highland is 3820 meters above sea level, and there are various geographical and ecological environments with the ups and downs of the terrain. In the middle of the plateau is a plain called Meseda Central, which is about 1000 to 1500 meters above sea level and contains four of Colombia's largest cities, including the capital San Jose. More than half of the country's population lives on this fertile volcanic plain. Most of the mountains are volcanoes, some of which are active.

Fire Phoenix series, mainly Cumbres del Poas This estate located on the hillside of the volcano, not only the soil is fertile, but the owner of the estate is meticulous about the care of the environment. Although it is not organic, it is confirmed to be natural farming. In addition, through natural fertilizer control and pruning techniques, coffee beans have high hardness and rich layering characteristics. Deep sun, is to let coffee fruit early drying, then move to the indoor slowly do fermentation control, get wine fermentation flavor rich, but also with red wine lively texture of the atmosphere.

Baking degree: medium baking

Costa Rica Central Valley Cumbres del Poas Black Rose

Coffee growing area: Cetral Valley

Annual rainfall: 3000 mm

Coffee Breed: Caturra Catuai

Annual average temperature: about 20 degrees

Treatment: Solarization

Planting altitude: 1300M-1500M

Soil type: Volcanic soil

Harvesting Method: Manual Harvesting

Costa Rica Central Valley Fire Phoenix Manor Black Rose

Located in the fertile hills of the Poas Volcanic Valley in central Costa Rica,

It was the first producer of honey-treated and sun-cured coffee in Central and South America.

Is a 100% organic coffee plantation,

Planters believe organic farming is essential for environmental protection

Health with family is the better option,

This belief persisted despite many technical and organizational challenges.

The high quality coffee produced by this estate is very unique,

The biggest feature is that it has a very amazing sweetness!

He made a name for himself when he entered the boutique coffee contest in 2009. During the harvest season,

Using the Brix meter that the wine industry often equips,

to measure the sugar content,

According to Brix's sugar content, the best harvest time and treatment method were determined.

Only those that are 20% sweeter are exposed to sunlight.

Brix values for the average fruit are 14 for apples, 12 for lemons, 18 for passion fruit,

But the coffee cherries of the fire phoenix can reach 21-22%.

The estate is very environmentally conscious (column: rainwater harvesting to process coffee),

Production and use of organic compost using earthworm farming (worm compost)

Make the planting process completely free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Sapphire and black rose are two very special suntan products

They use a special treatment,

Prolonged drying time of sapphire and black rose on trellis

But the difference is: sapphire is dry fermented at low temperatures,

Black roses, on the other hand, are dried and fermented at high temperatures.

After fermentation at such different temperatures,

Sapphire will produce a more pronounced delicate flavor and sweet feeling

Black roses, on the other hand, are rich and intense in solarization.

Dry Fragrance

Bouquet, red berry, blackberry, caramel brown sugar, dark chocolate rich Body

Aroma

Fruit aroma, woody aroma, nut aroma, white flower aroma, oolong tea aroma

Sip Flavor

Slightly citrus and honey-sweet, toasted walnut rich in fine oil and nutty aromas

The palate is round and full, with honey, bean curd, citrus flavor, like coffee sugar in general.

Everyone's favorite taste is not necessarily,

Consider buying small quantities to try different baking degrees.

A burst of beans

One blast ends with a bean.

From the end of the first explosion to the end of the second explosion, the beans are in the middle

Touch the next bean with two explosions

10-15 seconds into the second explosion.

Second explosion dense next bean

I hope you baking experts find something better.

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Manor Introduction:

Located on the fertile hills of the Poas volcano in the valley of central Costa Rica, Fenghuang Manor is a 100% organic coffee plantation with a strong emphasis on the concept of environmentally friendly treatment (column: collecting Rain Water to process coffee) and the production and use of organic compost for earthworm farming (worm composting) so that the planting process is completely free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The landowner believes that organic farming is a better choice for environmental protection and the health of his family, and he still adheres to this belief even in the face of many technical and organizational challenges.

Fenghuang Manor is also the first manor in Central and South America to produce honey-treated and sun-cured coffee. The high-quality coffee it produces is very unique and its biggest feature is its amazing sweetness! The sweetness of coffee cherries can reach 21%. During the harvest season, using the treatment commonly used by the wine industry, only those with more than 20% sweetness will be exposed to the sun.

The natural treatment of sapphire (Zahiro) is quite laborious. Hand-harvested high-sugar cherries are first placed in an African viaduct in the sun for about 10 days, and then placed in a plastic cloth-covered greenhouse to create more direct heat and continue to dry until the water content reaches 11.5%. The slow drying process allows raw beans to develop more natural sweetness from the inside, but it also needs to be taken care of more carefully and constantly turned. In the end, the red cherries turn black, giving off the aroma of fruitcake, black sugar and even sherry!