This is not beer, using nitrogen coffee to repel cool summer.

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When it comes to "Zaihong", it is mostly reminiscent of handmade jam, perhaps with delicate flowers made from Taiwan fruit, and coffee, which seems to be rarely mentioned. As a matter of fact, in the "red book shop", you can drink 3murmur4 hands to make Taiwanese single coffee every day, and even the mixed beans that make Italian style and latte all come from Taiwan.

"several of our entrepreneurial partners are very fond of coffee, and we met in a coffee shop." Said Yang Fengxu (Danny), the chef in Yihong. When they visited farmers around the country for jam, they found that a lot of coffee was actually grown in Taiwan. Perhaps it was doomed that one of the fruit growers who grew sweet peaches in the new society sent his own coffee beans to founder Lin Zhe-hao, and the elegant and charming fruit aroma surprised everyone, so in 2013, he officially launched the coffee industry in Zhenhong and set up a "Taiwan Coffee Research Laboratory" to coach farmers and develop Taiwanese coffee.

When I came to Mount Alishan, the clouds were shrouded in clouds, and we could see the coffee growing vigorously under the betel nut tree.

These are coffee cherries in the sun in Taiwu Township, Pingtung. (courtesy of Taiwan Coffee Research Office)

Cup testers hold cup tests at the Taiwan Coffee Research Office every month to taste coffee beans from all over Taiwan. First grind the coffee that needs to be tested into powder and smell the dry aroma.

After injecting water, smell the damp incense.

4 minutes later, you can use a cup spoon to push open the coffee powder on the surface to let the coffee aroma burst out, which is called "broken residue".

After breaking the slag for 2 minutes, the surface foam can be picked up.

Remove the clear coffee liquid with a cup spoon.

The cup test with instant sips will make the coffee liquid spray in the mouth in a fog, making the taste more distinct.

Write down the evaluation after the cup test.

Zhang Liao Qiaoyu, manager of the coffee research office in Taiwan, often goes to the coffee village to exchange experiences with farmers.

The Taiwan Coffee Research Office focuses on teaching and introduces the certification system of the American Fine Coffee Association (SCAA) to hold a monthly "monthly cup test" to evaluate Taiwan coffee. From the samples of farmers' parasitic beans, the baker uniformly baked the SCAA cup to measure the baking degree the day before the cup test, and then asked the cup tester and the coffee industry to blindly test the aroma, flavor, aftertaste, acid value, mellowness, balance and so on.

On the day of the interview, there were six kinds of coffee beans, including tropical dance music from Alishan, sun from Zhuowu Mountain, and washed beans. I sipped with spoons with the cup testers, but I didn't expect to taste very different flavors, some with strong peanuts and nuts, and some with sweet and sour sugarcane.

"We hope that through the cup test results, farmers will have a better understanding of the standards of international boutique coffee, and that they can make adjustments in the production process. on the other hand, they will also let the coffee industry know that there is still a lot of good coffee in Taiwan." Zhang Liao Qiaoyu, manager of the research office, said. On the other hand, the beans that feel good after the cup test will also become the main hand-made items in the red month.

Echoing the tea taste of Taiwan coffee Huigan, tea sets are used instead of coffee cups, asking you to taste it calmly. (230 yuan per copy)

Foam made with nitrogen, such as black beer.

Cold soaking Taiwanese coffee in nitrogen is the secret weapon in Taiwan this summer, and the bubble feeling makes the coffee easy to drink. (200 yuan / copy)

Since the stability of Taiwan coffee is not as stable as that of imported coffee, the first job of the barista in Yihong every morning is to adjust the coffee according to today's humidity and temperature. We order coffee by hand, but serve it with an elegant tea table. "No matter where you are, as long as it is Taiwanese coffee, you can often feel the sense of tea, so we use tea sets instead of coffee cups." Danny said. The beans from Nantou to Yang Manor were tasted in the latter part, and then extended into a sweet caramel feeling.

In the face of the coming hot summer, they also launched the nitrogen cold brewed coffee of Taiwan beans (Nitro Cold Brew). The coffee was first cold soaked and mixed with nitrogen through the draft beer system to produce a foam as dense and delicate as Guinness beer. "the texture of Taiwan coffee is thicker, the bubbles are particularly dense, and the unique wood texture is presented by bubble drinks." Carbonic acid seems to change the flavor structure of coffee. It tastes like beer without wheat flavor, but fresh fruit juice.

"Rice Dance" is a Taiwanese espresso sprinkled on vanilla rice pudding, and the sour coffee immediately neutralizes the sweetness. (150 yuan per copy)

"Sesame San Donoghe" is shaped like a cute little snowman, adding Taiwanese coffee to Cream, which is in harmony with Xuejia's sesame sauce. (170 yuan per copy)

Chef Yang Fengxu (Danny) is in charge of making all the desserts.

Comfortable in the red and high space, people can enjoy Taiwan's good coffee leisurely.

In the strong dessert, Danny also incorporates the elements of Taiwanese coffee. Rice Dance is made of rice pudding made from Taoyuan No. 3 rice, Liuying fresh milk, isigny cream and Madagascar vanilla pods, and finally sprinkled with Taiwan espresso, with slightly sour and fruity coffee, which is sweet and addictive. Another dish, "Sesame San Donoghe", is shaped like a cute little snowman, adding Taiwanese coffee to Cream, which is in perfect harmony with Xuejia's sesame sauce. Thanks to the seriousness of these staff, there is more than one form of coffee in Taiwan.

In the red book shop

Address: No. 3, lane 75, section 1, Heping east road, Daan district, Taipei

Tel: 02-2391-2978

Business hours: 12 lux 30 mo mo 20 mo 00, the second Monday off every month.

Pay by card: yes. There is no service charge.