What kind of coffee do you have in Cuba? how to choose raw beans?

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Name of exporter

The ship that exports coffee beans, the name of the export industry, etc., inspect the raw coffee beans by hand.

It is also very important to refer to the markings of origin and specifications and touch them directly with your hands to observe their appearance and feeling. To judge the quality of raw coffee beans by their appearance, you must have a certain degree of experience, but as long as the type is certain, you will be able to handle it easily.

● color is spotless, light green and bright, for the beautiful color of coffee beans, which is also related to the harvest.

The ● shape uses coffee beans of the same size to avoid deformed beans and remove them even if there is a small amount of them.

● raw coffee beans have a unique bright green, which does not necessarily mean that they have a good taste, but can be proved to be fresh agricultural products. In addition to the original fragrance, it should also be noted that it may be contaminated with other peculiar smells (such as fermentation, mildew, medicinal smell, fishy smell, etc.).

● defective beans, such as moth-eaten coffee beans, immature, fermented, shell beans, chopped beans, etc., can be examined by appearance. Coffee was introduced from domiga to Cuba in 1748, and coffee has been grown in Cuba ever since.

With fertile land, humid climate and abundant Rain Water, Cuba can be called a natural treasure land for coffee cultivation. The suitable natural conditions provide a favorable natural environment for the growth of coffee trees, and coffee is well planted and developed here. In Cuba, the cultivation of coffee is regulated by the state. The best coffee growing area in Cuba is located in the Central Mountains. Because this area not only grows coffee, but also produces quartz, crystal and other precious minerals, it is also known as Crystal Mountain. At present, Crystal Mountain Coffee is synonymous with top Cuban coffee. A prominent feature of Crystal Mountain Coffee is its large granule and bright green color of coffee beans. In Cuba, most of the coffee beans are picked by hand. Coffee beans are picked about every half a month during the ripening period. During or after picking, coffee beans are classified and those immature and bad beans are removed to ensure the quality of the coffee. Cubans usually deal with coffee beans in two ways-tanning and washing. Tanning is the simplest, cheapest and most traditional way to treat coffee, which is to let the coffee fruit dry in the sun but not ferment. The general drying time is about four weeks. The washing rule makes the aroma of the fruit more into the coffee beans, thus adding a coarse fruit flavor to the coffee. In Cuba, most of the coffee beans are picked by hand. Coffee beans are picked about every half a month during the ripening period. During or after picking, coffee beans are classified and those immature and bad beans are removed to ensure the quality of the coffee. Cubans usually deal with coffee beans in two ways-tanning and washing. Tanning is the simplest, cheapest and most traditional way to treat coffee, which is to let the coffee fruit dry in the sun but not ferment. The general drying time is about four weeks. The washing rule makes the aroma of the fruit more into the coffee beans, thus adding a coarse fruit aroma to the coffee.