Description of Puerto Rican taste and flavor of island coffee

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In the coffee industry, when it comes to coffee from the island, I think you must be no stranger to the Blue Mountains of Jamaica and Kona of Hawaii, which are famous boutique coffee. In fact, if we talk about coffee from island origin, there is another kind of coffee that is worth talking about and tasting, and that is Puerto Rico. If you look for its location on the earth, it may not be easy to find, so let's learn about it.

In the 1860s, the coffee produced in the Yaoke area of Puerto Rico won the reputation of high-end coffee and spread all over Europe. At that time, emperors and queens of various countries regarded it as the best coffee, and the kings and queens of many countries and European popes even recognized only Yaoke coffee when they chose coffee. And designated for the Vatican to drink the royal coffee.

Puerto Rico

In 1736, coffee trees were introduced from Martinique to PuertoRico. Most of the early coffee was grown by immigrants from Corsica. Coffee farms were once prosperous in the 19th century, but the rise of sugarcane and crop farming and the impact of hurricanes and wars made the coffee industry lag behind and is now recovering.

The origin of coffee in Puerto Rico:

The best coffee in Puerto Rico is YaucoSelecto, which means "Selecto". Grand Larez and Yaoke coffee (GrandLares-Yauco) are produced in the southwest of the island, while Larez coffee is produced in the south-central part of the island. Yaocote's choice of coffee, which is grown only on three farms in the southwest of the island, is fragrant and has a long aftertaste. This kind of coffee is very expensive and its flavor is comparable to that of any other coffee variety in the world. In the Yauco area, the coffee is owned and operated by local planters.

The mountain climate here is mild, the plants have a long mature period (from October to February), and the soil is of high quality clay. Some old varieties of Arabica coffee beans are grown here, although the yield is lower than other varieties, but generally of high quality. People here have been using an ecological and intensive planting method, using only some low-toxic fertilizers and chemicals, and taking mixed crop planting measures to make the soil more fertile. When it comes time to pick coffee beans, people walk through the coffee trees, picking only fully ripe coffee beans, and then wash them in a roller device for 48 hours. Yaocote chose coffee beans to be preserved in shells before they were shipped, and the skins were not removed until the order was shipped to ensure the best freshness of the coffee.

The characteristics of Puerto Rican coffee:

Yaocote selected is a fascinating coffee, it has a complete flavor, no bitterness, rich nutrition, rich fruit, and is worth tasting. Even Thales in Harrogate, UK, has imported 50 bags of Yaoke specialty coffee.

Flavor: full granule, full flavor, rich aroma

Suggested baking method: medium baking

★★★: excellent

The market for Puerto Rican coffee:

Today, Puerto Rican gourmet coffee has been exported to the United States, France and Japan. Coffee in this country is generally carefully cultivated with pure flavor, aroma and heavy granules, among which the best is among the world's famous brands. Relevant U.S. government staff, such as FDA and USDA, will also be present when the goods are submitted, and their job is to monitor producers' compliance with federal regulations. There are also staff from local evaluation boards who take 1 bag out of every 50 bags as samples and use international gauges to evaluate their quality.

Puerto Rico's coffee beans are carefully planted, pure, fragrant and heavy, of which the best coffee is Yauco Selecto, which means "Selecto". Yaocote Coffee is grown only on three farms in the southwest of the island, San Pedro, Caracolillo and La Juanita. It is a truly high-quality coffee with a strong flavor and a long aftertaste. The hills of southwestern Puerto Rico have a mild climate, a long period of plant maturity (from October to February) and high-quality clay. People here have been using an eco-friendly, intensive planting method, picking only fully ripe coffee beans and then flushing them in a drum device for 48 hours. Yaocote selected coffee beans are preserved with sheepskin before sale and will not be removed until order and delivery to ensure the best freshness of the coffee. Relevant U.S. government employees, such as FDA and USEA, will also be present at the transaction, and they are here to monitor producers' compliance with federal regulations. There are also professional reviewers who randomly take one bag of coffee from every 50 bags as samples and use international gauges to identify the quality of coffee beans, all in order to ensure the quality of the real Yaocote selected coffee.

And Jaime Fortuno, the president of Escoki's Escogido Yauco agency, pays silent attention to all this work every year, even the smallest details. Fortuno is an investment banker who graduated from Harvard Business School. He was determined to seize every opportunity to open up a market for top coffee in Puerto Rico. He expects a maximum annual output of 3000 bags of 45kg each, less than 1 per cent of the island's total coffee production.

This is why Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico Yukot select Yauco Selecto, which is the manor bean, the joint brand of Puerto Rico San Pedro, Caracolillo and La Juanita.

In fact, any kind of coffee will be given a unique flavor because of its origin, just like different music styles will always give you different feelings. Puerto Rico Yaoke coffee has the characteristics of boutique coffee, its acidity is very stable, full of particles, complete flavor, rich aroma. The reason why Yaocote chose coffee beans to be better than other producing areas on the island is that it is grown in high-altitude mountain areas, so it grows slowly and has rich fruit flavor, and it uses ancient coffee tree species, which have a unique flavor despite less yield. this is incomparable to some new tree species. Due to the abundant rainfall, rich soil and high-altitude microclimate zone, Yaoke coffee has all the qualities that gourmet coffee should have. Of course, Yaoke coffee is inseparable from the hard work of those coffee workers, who manage the whole process from planting coffee seedlings to post-harvest treatment.

And each kind of coffee has its own unique taste, when you taste Yaoke coffee, you will feel the unique acidic taste of Central American coffee, which is the most characteristic taste of Caribbean island coffee, so some people compare Yaoke coffee to the coffee with the most attractive tongue.