World Coffee Map | introduction to the characteristics of major coffee producing areas in the world

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Asia

Indonesia (Indonesia): Java (Java) Sumatra Manning (Sumatra Mandheling)

Indonesian coffee beans mainly in Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi and other three islands, are volcanic topography. Indonesian coffee beans have a strong aroma and low acidity, with a slight flavor of traditional Chinese medicine and soil. Sumatra Mantenin, rich in texture. Robusta beans in Java have a unique smell and are often used as one of the Italian concentrated recipes because they are rich in oil. Sulawesi's coffee has a special herbal flavor, deep and clean.

India (India): monsoon Malaba (Monsooned Malabar)

Indian coffee is grown in the high mountains of southern India, including Maiso and Malaba coffee. Monsoon Malaba is a unique kind of coffee in India. This coffee was exported to Europe from the coast of Malaba. The appearance and taste of raw beans from ships have changed after being blown by the sea breeze for a long time, making it a favorite taste for Europeans. It later became a special method of treating coffee beans. After harvesting, the beans were placed in the moist monsoon for several months to turn yellow and white and reduce their acidity, that is, the monsoon Malaba we bought.

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Africa

Yemen (Yemen): Mokamatari (Mocha Mattari)

Yemeni coffee is mainly exported from the port of Mocha, where coffee is later exported under the name Mocha. To Mattari and Sanani two more famous, Matali is more full-bodied, stronger acidity of cocoa, Shanani balanced taste and aroma. Yemeni coffee beans belong to Arabica species. Mocha beans are smaller than ordinary coffee beans. Although they are small, they have distinctive features. Distinct fruit acids play an important role in coffee with beans, and the aroma and sour taste are particularly aftertaste. The unique chocolate flavor of mocha beans is especially evident in deep roasting, so fancy coffee is called "mocha coffee".

Ethiopia (Ethiopia): Mokhara (Mocha Harra) Yega Xuefei (Yirgacheffe)

Across the Red Sea and opposite Yemen, Ethiopia is the first place in the world to find coffee trees in Arabica, growing coffee almost everywhere in the country. Halamoka in Harra is a high-quality coffee with wine aroma and acidity. Southern Sidamo (Sidamo) and Djimmah (Gima) are also well-known coffee producers, with fresh sour taste with drupe aromas. In Sidamo, there is a community domain name called Yirgacheffe. The coffee has very charming features, with the aroma of jasmine and lemon, and the special taste as sweet as honey, so it is famous all over the world.

Ps: why is the port of Mocha in Yemen, but the coffee made in Ethiopia is also called Mocha? That's because Ethiopian coffee used to be exported from the Yemeni port of Moka, so it is also named after Moka, and subdivided by origin, such as Mokhara, Mokajima and so on. So mocha coffee may come from Yemen, or it may come from Ethiopia depending on the origin.

Kenya (Kenya): Kenya AA

Kenya is located in East Africa, on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to the east, Ethiopia to the north and Tanzania to the south. Planted in the southwestern and eastern plateau areas, Arabica varieties, washing treatment, common varieties are bourbon (Bourbon), Tibica (Typica), Kent (Kents), Luli 11 (Riuri 11) and other four varieties. Bright fruit aromas and acidity in shallow baking with wine aromas, rich and full-bodied on the palate.

Tanzania (Tanzania): Krimanzaro (Kilimanjaro)

Tanzania is located in eastern Africa, to the south of Kenya, and to the east by the Indian Ocean. Planted on the slopes of the Kilimanjaro volcano near Kenya to the north of Tanzania, 70% of the Arabica species are treated by washing, while the remaining 30% of the Robusta species are treated by solarization. The Krimanjaro coffee produced here is generally highly acidic, but weaker than that in Kenya, with a taste similar to that in Kenya, with a rich texture and a strong sweet aroma.

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Central America

Guatemala: Antigua (Antigua) Vivetna fruit (Huehuetenango)

Guatemala is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the left and the Caribbean Sea on the right. The Sierra Mountains on this side of the Pacific Ocean are the main coffee-growing areas in Guatemala. Because the mountains are very long and the regional climate changes greatly, it has created the seven major coffee producing areas of the country, each with different flavors and characteristics. Among them, the coffee from Antigua is famous in the world because of its slightly sour, rich glycol and slightly volcanic charcoal flavor. The coffee from Guatemala belongs to Arabica, which is treated by washing. In the far northwest, there is a Vivette South Fruit Highland. Because the elevation is higher than 5000 feet, the coffee produced has the characteristics of high altitude coffee with hard texture, strong acidity and rich flavor. It is also one of the most distinctive coffee in Guatemala.

Costa Rica (Costa Rica): Tarazu (Tarrazu)

Arabica grows coffee. It is mainly planted in two high areas, one is the high area near the capital San Jose, and the other is the Tarrazu mountain area southeast of San Jose. Due to the relationship of high altitude, Costa Rican coffee also has a strong sour taste, and coffee trees grow slowly because of the lower temperature in the mountain area, with a more complex but not monotonous taste. The coffee produced in Tarazhu region has the special flavor of fruit and chocolate or drupe.

Panama (Panama)

Panama is bordered by Costa Rica to the west and Colombia in South America to the east. Most of its coffee is grown in the mountains near Costa Rica to the west. Panamanian coffee is medium and uniform in flavor and texture, with a blue mountain-like temperament, so Panamanian coffee is often imitated as the high-priced Hawaiian Kona or the Jamaican Blue Mountains. Panamanian beans are amazing with their clean, clear, bright and gentle taste and medium mellowness.

El Salvador (El Salvador)

El Salvador, with its upland topography, is the smallest country in Central America, flanked by Guatemala and Honduras. Because there are two parallel mountains in the territory, belonging to highland topography, the average altitude is 650 meters above sea level. At present, about 12% of the arable land in the country is used to grow coffee, covering an area of 165000 hectares. Its coffee is refreshing and uniform. El Salvador produces a kind of hot spring coffee, which gets its name because of the use of hot spring water for washing treatment. Its special and supple sour taste and sweetness are very charming.

El Salvador has many volcanic groups, and the volcanic soil is rich in minerals. This special geographical environment makes El Salvador suitable for growing coffee. The main producing areas of fine beans are SANTA ANA in the west and CHALATENANGO in the northwest, with an altitude of about 900-1500m. There are mainly Bourbon and Pacas, but it is the variant pacamara that makes El Salvador famous in the boutique coffee world, of which both Pacas and Pacamara can be said to be [Salvadoran varieties]. Pacas is the name of the owner of a coffee farm. In 1956, it was found that the yield of coffee grown by Don Alberto Pacas was significantly higher than that of other similar coffees. after identification by professional scholars, it was confirmed that the bourbon gene mutation planted by Don Alberto Pacas was named PACAS, which had good flavor and high yield. In 1958, PACAS was successfully hybridized with Malaggippi, commonly known as elephant beans, to produce Pacamara species with large particles and complex flavor.

Mexico (Mexico)

Mexico is close to the north of the United States and ranks fourth in the world in terms of production. It is produced in the southeastern part of the country adjacent to the Vivette Nango highlands of Guatemala. Seventy percent of the coffee exported to the United States is washed and divided into three grades according to height. Mexican coffee has a moderate aroma and a light mellowness. Among them, the coffee beans produced by the giant elephant bean tree Maragogipe (also known as Maragogype) are not only three times larger than the average, but also famous for their mellow and round taste.

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South America

Colombia (Colombia)

Colombia is the world's second largest exporter of coffee and is grown in Arabica in three mountains stretching north and south. Coffee beans are of good quality, rich and unique aroma, with moderate bitterness in the acid, which is very suitable for single drink or mixture. Colombian beans and Brazilian beans are both blended coffee-based beans, but the flavor is more mellow than Brazilian beans, in addition to individual products are also often used to blend coffee to increase its sweetness and blend its bitterness.

Peru (Peru)

Peru is one of the major coffee producers in South America. Coffee is the largest exporter of agricultural products, with the Andes parallel to the coast. More than 90% of coffee is grown in the north, in valleys east of the capital Lima, and in forest areas on the slopes of the Andes. Peruvian coffee beans have a round taste, medium mellow, not thick not light, soft and sour, with a slightly drupe flavor.

Ecuador (Ecuador): Galapagos (Galapagos)

Between Colombia and Peru is the country in South America that produces both Arabica coffee and Robusta. Ecuador means "equator" in Spanish. Due to the use of old-fashioned traditional harvesting and handling methods, Ecuadorian coffee is not listed as a boutique coffee. Ecuador faces the Pacific Ocean and has a dependency of the Galapagos Islands (Galapagos Island), also known as Cologne, which produces the famous Galapagos coffee. In order to protect the natural ecology, the Ecuadorian government has designated the archipelago as a national park and banned the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and other chemicals, so coffee in the Galapagos Islands is recognized as organic coffee. Galapagos Islands coffee flavor is more balanced and neutral, moderately mellow, with a little obvious but pleasant acidity, with a special aroma.

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Oceania

Hawaii (Hawaii): Kona

Hawaii is a tropical Pacific island that produces coffee in addition to its beautiful scenery. The famous Knoa coffee is grown on the volcanic slopes on the southwest coast of Hawaii's main island and is the only coffee produced in the United States. With the island topography and volcanic soil, the coffee has a very special taste, not too strong, not too sour and mellow, with pleasant wine aromas and acidity. Kona coffee is divided into four grades, divided into the most advanced Extra Fancy, Fancy, Prime and Gr. No.1 et al. Due to low production and high production costs, with the increasing demand for boutique coffee in recent years, the price of Kona on the market is becoming more and more difficult to catch up with the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.

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The Caribbean Sea

Jamaica (Jamaica): blue Mountains (Blue Mountain)

Jamaica is located in the Caribbean. Blue Mountain Coffee is famous for its mild taste and high level of low acidity. It is currently one of the most expensive and popular coffee in the world. Located between South Kingston and Port Maria in North Port, Blue Mountain is about 7500 feet high. The cold and humid climate and sufficient rainfall create a special mild taste of Blue Mountain Coffee. Blue Mountain Coffee beans with large granules and high quality are recognized as the best in the world, including No.1, No.2, No.3, Peaberry, and Blue Mountain Triage. They are usually marked and guaranteed and packed into round barrels for export. Because of its popularity in Japan, Jamaican coffee was first grown in the hills near Saint Andrew and then gradually expanded to the Blue Mountain area. St. Angel District is still one of the main coffee producing areas in Jamaica except the Blue Mountains, with an elevation of more than 6000 feet. The coffee produced is similar to the Blue Mountains and of high quality, but because it is not on the Blue Mountains, it is named by Jamaican Advanced Water washing (Jamaica Prime washed). Its taste is rich and mellow, sweet and bitter balanced and round, and the price is quite high on the market, which is also considered by the public as one of the best.