The history, culture and story allusions of the holy boutique beans of Mercedes Manor in El Salvador

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The history, culture and story allusions of the holy boutique beans of Mercedes Manor in El Salvador

The city of El Salvador has a large number of 16th-century buildings and religious buildings, many of which are decorated with 17th-and 18th-century carvings and stripes made of colored mud, reflecting the characteristics of the colonial period. Its overall characteristics are described through a forest of monuments and consistent ideas. All this shows that El Salvador is a famous example of a city that is structurally suitable for colonies.

There are also buildings and dwellings of different styles built in the next two centuries. The city of El Salvador was an important confluence of European, African and North American civilizations in the 16th and 18th centuries, and it was also an example of successfully transplanting Renaissance urban architecture to colonial cities.

There are more than 160 churches here (another source: "there are 76 churches in the urban area"), making it the city with the largest number of churches in Latin America. There are bright lines

A beautiful Gothic church; a luxurious and luxurious Baroque church with undulating lines and a sense of movement; the largest church is the church of Vasilla; the oldest is the church of the Madonna of Martris; built in 1549 The most magnificent St. Francis de Assis church, decorated with 300kg of gold and 80kg of silver, is now a religious gallery, showing visitors many historical relics, most of which are Catholic works of art.

There are more than 3000 ancient buildings in the Peronio, San Antonio and Sodre districts of the ancient city of El Salvador, of which Pelourinho is the largest complex built in Latin America during the European colonial rule, and many buildings have the ancient architectural style of Portugal.

Salvadoran coffee ranks side by side with Mexico and Guatemala as producers of Asa and Merdo, and is fighting for the top one or two places in China and the United States with other countries. The highlands of origin are large coffee beans of all sizes, which are fragrant and mild in taste. Like Guatemala and Costa Rica, coffee in El Salvador is graded according to altitude. The higher the altitude, the better the coffee. It is divided into three grades according to elevation: SHB (strictlyhighgrown) = highlands, HEC (highgrowncentral) = mid-highlands, and CS (centralstandard) = lowlands. The best brand is Pipil, which is what the Aztec-Mayan (Aztec-Mayan) called coffee, which has been recognized by the American Organic Certification Society (OrganicCertifiedlnstituteofAmerica).

Top quality beans: El Salvador SHB

Taste characteristics: sour, bitter, sweet mild and moderate.

El Salvador (ElSalvador) is one of the small countries in Central America, where coffee is light, fragrant, pure, slightly sour and characterized by excellent balance of flavor. It is a specialty of Central America. With sour, bitter, sweet and other taste characteristics, the best baking degree is moderate, deep.

In the early 1990s, guerrilla warfare greatly damaged the country's national economy, reducing coffee production from 3.5 million bags in the early 1970s to 2.5 million bags in 1990-1991. The eastern part of the country was most affected by guerrilla warfare, and many farmers and workers were forced to leave the manor. The shortage of funds has led to a sharp drop in coffee production, from 1200 kg per hectare in the past to less than 900kg per hectare today.

In addition, the government imposed an additional 15% tariff on exported coffee in 1986, that is, an additional 15% in addition to the existing 30% tax. Taxes, together with unfavorable exchange rates, have greatly reduced the export of coffee and the quality of coffee.

The government finally realized the great role of coffee in the national economy, such as solving employment, earning foreign exchange and developing agricultural production, so it privatized some coffee export industries in 1990, hoping to increase the income rate of coffee in the export market.

Today, this coffee accounts for 40% of the country's exports. The best quality coffee is exported from January to March, and 35% of the extra hard beans are exported to Germany.

Salvadoran coffee

Flavor: balanced taste and good texture

Recommended baking method: moderate to deep, with a variety of uses

Salvadoran coffee ranks side by side with Mexico and Guatemala as producers of Asa and Merdo, and is fighting for the top one or two places in China and the United States with other countries. The highlands of origin are large coffee beans of all sizes, which are fragrant and mild in taste. Like Guatemala and Costa Rica, coffee in El Salvador is graded according to altitude. The higher the altitude, the better the coffee. It is divided into three grades according to elevation: SHB (strictly high grown) = highlands, HEC (high grown central) = mid-highlands, and CS (central standard) = lowlands. The best brand is Pipil, which is what the Aztec-Mayan (Aztec-Mayan) called coffee, which has been recognized by the American Organic Certification Society (Organic Certified lnstitut eof America).

Called "San Salvador" and "Bahia". An important natural deep-water port on the Atlantic coast of Brazil, the capital of Bahia state. It is located on the east bank of Todos (Santos) Bay. With a population of 3459377 (as of August 1, 2010), it is the eighth largest city in Brazil. The ancient city, one of the oldest cities in Brazil, was founded in 1549, and the first churches were built by Jesuit priests in 1549. El Salvador was the capital of Brazil until 1763. It is a comprehensive industrial and commercial city. Oil is produced in the nearby Kandyas oil field. Industries include petroleum refining and petrochemistry, automobiles, food, tobacco, textiles, shipbuilding and so on. There are well-developed land and sea transportation and airports on the outskirts of the city. The port is open and deep, can berth ocean-going ships and super oil tankers, and export textiles, tobacco, coffee, oil and so on. The urban area is built on a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean, divided into high and low cities, with lifts and cable cars connected. Multi-colonial buildings and churches, as well as universities and museums. The seaside has beautiful scenery and is a tourist attraction.

The ancient city of El Salvador was one of the main centers of the slave trade in Africa during the colonial period. In 1558, the first African slaves arrived here and engaged in sugar cane cultivation. Until the middle of the eighteenth century, the port of El Salvador became the main trading center of Portugal; it was located on the triangular trade route between Africa, Brazil and Europe. Many European immigrants settled in this city.

Rodrigo believes that any unnatural cultivated substance will affect the quality of coffee.

So they minimized the use of all chemicals when growing coffee.

In addition, in order to ensure the quality of coffee, they only harvest ripe fruits.

Immediate treatment of raw beans and control of the most suitable washing and fermentation time

Use the best way to deal with raw beans that are washed or tanned.

Thanks to years of hard work, the manor has increased its planting capacity by twice as much as before.

Also because of the meticulous care of coffee

Country: El Salvador

Manor: Mercedes Manor

Producing area: Apaneca Ilamatepeque Mountains-Santa Ana Volcano

Grade: SHG

Treatment: washing

Altitude: 1500 m

Variety: bourbon

Flavor: sugarcane sweet, ripe fruit sweet, honey

In El Salvador, the coffee beans rich in the Kuskabapa region are the best, slightly lighter, fragrant, pure and slightly sour. Like Guatemala and Costa Rica, coffee in El Salvador is graded according to altitude, and the higher the altitude, the better the coffee. The best brand is Pip, whose quality has been recognized by the American Organic Certification Society. Another rare coffee is Parkmara, a hybrid of Pacas coffee and Marago Rippi coffee, best produced in western El Salvador, adjacent to Santa Ana, which is close to the border with Guatemala. Parkmara coffee is full-grained, but the aroma is not very strong. El Salvador is one of the small countries in Central America with a very dense population. People here love coffee. The coffee in El Salvador tastes well balanced. Salvadoran coffee exports account for 40% of the country's exports. The best quality coffee is exported from January to March each year, and 35% of the extra hard beans are exported to Germany. In the early 1990s, due to the impact of war, the national economy of El Salvador was greatly damaged, even destroyed. Coffee production dropped from 3.5 million bags in the early 1970s to 2.5 million bags in 1990-1991 in El Salvador, located in the northwest of Central America and bordered by the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the birthplaces of the ancient Mayan civilization.

El Salvador El Salvador

Population: 6134000

For most coffee roasters, Salvadoran coffee does not use the name of the less important producing area to describe coffee. Although they are different and well-defined areas, some would say that El Salvador itself is so small that it can be classified as a single area, enough to clearly define the coffee in the area.

APANECA-ILAMATEPEC MOUNTAIN RANGE

The reputation of the APANECA-ILAMATEPEC Mountains, with many competitions winning coffee, there is no doubt about the quality of the coffee. Despite the frequent volcanic activity here, the most recent eruption of Mount Santa Ana in 2005 has had a huge impact on its coffee production over the years. This is the largest producing area in El Salvador and may also be the first to grow coffee.

Mercedes Manor, inherited by the owner Juan Carlos Rodriguez in 1962, is located in the Santa Ana volcano producing area (Santa Ana volcano) west of Savado, where the soil is fertile and full of various mineral nutrients, which is a valuable coffee growing condition in the Santa Ana volcano area. After the owner inherited his mother's coffee farm, he chose to plant 100% of the bourbon varieties and devoted himself to the whole planting process. Juan Carlos Rodriguez believes that any non-natural growing substance will affect the quality of coffee, so they reduce the use of all chemicals when growing coffee. In addition, in order to ensure the quality of coffee, they only harvest ripe fruits, immediately treat raw beans, control the most appropriate washing and fermentation time, and use the best way to deal with washed or sun-dried raw beans. After years of hard work, the manor has tripled its planting capacity, and because of its meticulous care for coffee, the estate's coffee entered the C.O.E ranking with an excellent score of 85.91 in 2012.

Flavor description: sweet ripe sugarcane fruit sweet honey

[recommended brewing method]

Proportion: we recommend hot coffee with coffee powder: drinking water ratio of 1: 13: 1: 16 (adjusted according to the concentration of individual preference); the amount of iced coffee is halved and the right amount of ice can be added. If you prefer a lighter flavor, you can mix it according to the above ratio, and then add a little hot water (ice) to the coffee.

Grinding: the use of different instruments should be matched with different degrees of grinding. For example, using an Italian coffee machine to make coffee, because it takes only 18-23 seconds, it is suitable for fine grinding.

● rough grinding: applicable-French filter press, ice drop coffee machine, iced coffee

● grinding: suitable for-plug air / siphon pot, Japanese hand punch pot (single hole)

● fine grinding: applicable-Italian coffee maker

● medium and fine grinding: applicable-American filter coffee machine, Japanese hand punch pot (three holes), mocha pot # AN#

The nearby volcanoes, plateaus, lakes and bathing beaches along the Pacific coast are all very pleasant. But El Salvador is best known for its unique, mild-tasting coffee city that was once one of the main centers of the slave trade in colonial Africa. In 1558, the first African slaves arrived here and engaged in sugar cane cultivation. Until the middle of the eighteenth century, the port of El Salvador became the main trading center of Portugal; it was located on the triangular trade route between Africa, Brazil and Europe. Many European immigrants settled in this city.

In the 17th century, when Portugal was still under Spanish rule, El Salvador was often attacked by the Dutch. In order to defend the city, many fortresses were built. In 1625, the city was again ruled by the Portuguese.

The ancient city, built on a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean, occupies the end of a mountainous island and is divided into cities by a steep slope.

And the cities below (upper and lower cities) can be reached by elevator or climb on foot. The city wall preserved along the steep slope is arched. The upper city overlooks the activities of the people in the city below. The uptown has baroque buildings and many small squares, public buildings, dwellings and gardens. They are simple and elegant and keep better than the lower city. The streets here are numerous and narrow, with a variety of patterns on the road, paved with black and white stones; downtown, there is the Modrow market near the port, where houses and people's activities are carried out around the port and commerce, where the slave trade was once very popular, and now it is an extremely bustling handicraft market.