An introduction to the historical story and brewing steps of Alishan Mazu Taiwan coffee

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In Alishan, Taiwan, you and I have heard of and even been to places. Its geographical environment, its cultural amorous feelings, all make people want to find out. The good water of Alishan produces a lot of good tea every year. Alishan alpine tea is very famous in the world, and it is the favorite of many tea lovers, including Alishan Jinxuan tea, Alishan alpine oolong tea and other alpine tea. But the coffee it produces has attracted the attention of many coffee lovers in recent years. It is located in the subtropical area of 23.5 degrees from north to south with the equator as the center, due to its geographical advantages, plus appropriate sunshine, temperature, rainfall and soil. The coffee beans produced are also good.

The history of Alishan coffee in Taiwan dates back to 1884 when the British introduced coffee to Taiwan. by 1942, the cultivated area had reached 1000 hectares and was once one of the most important coffee producing areas in the world.

Alishan coffee varieties are Arabica coffee, this kind of coffee growth environment is more harsh, its drinking taste is less bitter, mellow flavor, and will emit different fragrance and taste according to the place where it is planted. It is still a coffee variety with great personality.

Legendary History of Alishan Coffee

In the autumn of 2004, under the leadership of a group of Alishan Zou warriors, dozens of coffee trees were discovered in the primeval forest at an altitude of 1200 to 1900 meters, thus discovering a long-unknown historical story between coffee and the Alishan Zou people.

In 1624 (the fourth year of tomorrow), the Dutch landed in Anping in today's Tainan City and established the city of Ralanche (present-day Anping Castle) and Chijiaolou as the administrative center of Taiwan. The Dutch East India Company used this stronghold to do business with the aborigines in the west at that time, the aborigines of the Jiannan Plain and the present-day Alishan Zou. As a result of the ongoing trading cooperation, but also through the missionary actions of Dutch missionaries at that time, the Dutch had more frequent contacts with the Siraya and Zou tribes.

Romantic love planted the seeds of coffee life story.

A long time ago, there was an exotic romantic love story spread by the Zou nationality on the Jiannan prairie. As a result of frequent exchanges between the Dutch doing business in Taiwan and the Zou people, there were many romantic stories about each other. At that time, the Dutch businessmen were mainly men. In succession, the church set up by the Dutch was witnessed and blessed by the pastor. Such an exotic marriage makes the relationship between the Zou and the Dutch closer. As a result, many Dutch settled in Taiwan and brought and planted coffee beans in the Jiannan Plain, which is said to be the origin of coffee in Taiwan.

Zheng Chenggong defeated the Dutch in 1662, ending the 38-year Dutch rule. Most of the Dutch returned to the Netherlands, but some of the Dutch chose to stay with their wives and accept the protection of the Alishan Zou aborigines.

In the later period of success, a large number of Han Chinese were introduced to Taiwan for reclamation, but the living space of the Zou was squeezed, and the Zou had to gradually move from the flat to the mountainous areas. these remaining Dutch migrated with the Zou, and finally settled in the lalauya tribe of Alishan, so the Dutch became a member of the Alishan Zou. Up to now, Zou people who look like foreigners can be seen especially in Alishan Zou tribes, Leye tribes and some clans.

However, the coffee trees brought by the Dutch to Mount Ali were gradually abandoned in the process of continuous migration, and it was not until Gu Keng Coffee and Starbucks Coffee brought the popularity of coffee in the Taiwan market in recent years that coffee became a bitter and sweet magic bean. to be reborn on Alishan. The people believe that the coffee tree found in the secret land of the mountains is what the people called ruthless mafeel (Zou language) hundreds of years ago, and it is a rare historical witness for the people to find these coffee trees so far, and evoke the memories of the Alishan people hundreds of years ago.

The tip of the picky tongue has also succumbed to the Alishan Mazu Mafeel coffee on the world stage. in recent years, driven by the government's development of sightseeing agriculture and local industry, Alishan Zou aboriginal youth are willing to return to their hometown to operate and cultivate. Alishan coffee has been full of vitality again, coupled with the popularity of coffee, the demand for coffee at home and abroad is increasing year by year, more and more friends know how to taste coffee and love coffee, and they are more picky about the taste. Therefore, high-quality coffee can also satisfy the taste buds of the Chinese people, resulting in a shortage of coffee in Taiwan.

At present, the varieties of Alishan coffee are Arabica coffee, this kind of coffee grows in a harsh environment, its taste is less bitter and astringent, the flavor is mellow, and it will emit different fragrance and taste according to the place where it is planted. It is still a coffee variety with great personality, which is one of the reasons why it has become a best-selling product on the market in just a few years. However, the most special thing is that Alishan Coffee touches the Zou people's 100-year cultural history and romantic exotic love story. Tasting Alishan Coffee makes people seem to travel through the time and space corridor into the present and past lives of the coffee world. When you come to Alishan, you must taste Alishan mafeel (delicious) Taiwanese coffee.

At present, there are three categories of instant coffee (no flavor), coffee beans (Taiwan coffee), and follicular coffee (Taiwan coffee). Compared with the general imported coffee beans, the taste is more mellow, and it is not sour, astringent, and bitter, so it is worth carefully tasting the good coffee.

Alishan Mazu Taiwan coffee is most suitable for cooking in siphon coffee pots and is very suitable for individual consumption. No sugar, no cream is also very smooth.

In addition, you can also adjust fancy coffee, but it is recommended that the amount of coffee is slightly used at this time, so that you can taste its sweet and thick taste.

And roasted coffee beans, it is easy to come into contact with the air to make the smell worse, at this time the ideal coat packaging is very important. Alishan Mazu Taiwan coffee raw beans use aluminum foil bags with one-way breathable valves, which can discharge the carbon dioxide produced during the ripening process of coffee beans, and the air outside the bag cannot enter. The opaque aluminum foil bag on the package can also prevent moisture from entering and keep fresh coffee beans breathing, but it will not affect the quality and flavor of coffee beans because of exposure to air and moisture.

The method of punching and adjusting

Hot drink: add the coffee to 150cc hot water and stir slightly to enjoy the aromatic coffee.

Cold drink: mix coffee with hot water, add appropriate amount of ice water and ice cubes, and stir slightly.