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The five major estates in Colombia introduce who belongs to Colombia whose quality is better.

Published: 2024-10-18 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/10/18, Why choose manor beans? To really understand the flavor changes and product differences of coffee beans is to understand the production places and growers, different manors with different flavors, or different flavors on different hills of the same manor, and each coffee bean can be traced back to which plot of the manor from which the beans came from, or which cooperative or which farmer, chasing the regional flavor. Go to the coffee producing area and step into

Why choose manor beans?

To really understand the flavor changes and product differences of coffee beans is to understand the production places and growers, different manors with different flavors, or different flavors on different hills of the same manor, and each coffee bean can be traced back to which plot of the manor from which the beans came from, or which cooperative or which farmer, chasing the regional flavor. When you go to the coffee producing area and step into the coffee farm, it is possible to know how the trace of coffee, charming flavor and changeable aroma come from.

Hope Manor

Hope Manor has four estates (Esperanza, Las Margaritas, Cerro Azul and Potosi). Its manor won the Best of Panama Best Panama Champion (2008) and runner-up (2009). 2012 even arranged three seats in the top ten of SCAA Coffee of the Year with three products, the incredible number 2, 3 and 7. In GFA (Good Food Award), Hope Manor has also become the only award-winning estate outside Ethiopia, Kenya and Panama.

Hope that the manor is different from other manors, with doctoral botanists, three professional cup surveyors, 100 full-time employees, and currently manages a manor under its jurisdiction. The estate is owned by the Herrera brothers. In fact, the grandfather of the Herrera brothers, who ran a coffee farm in the Trujillo district of Colombia, gradually declined, and the two brothers left Colombia. But they did not give up their dream of going back to their hometown to run a coffee farm.

The experiment and innovation of Hope Chateau on variety seems to be endless, constantly experimenting with different new varieties, in addition to the organic Kaddura, which used to make up the majority of the area of the Hope estate, from rose summer, organic rose summer, mocha, bourbon (including different red, yellow, Tekizik bourbon), pointed bourbon, Pakamara, San Bernardo and Pache, they really bring the chateau's serious attitude towards grape varieties to coffee. After the rose summer, from the Pacamara, Bourbon and even the pointed Bourbon produced by the Hope Manor, continue to create the surprise and admiration of the boutique coffee world.

Jadeite Manor

Jade Manor is located in Boyaca province, Colombia, with an average altitude of 1230m, an average temperature of 22 °and a rainfall of 1870ml. 90% of the Castijue tree species in the 2.62 ha planting area, shaded planting in the second half of the harvest season, traditional natural degumming treatment, with 4C certification, rainforest certification and UTZ certification. These basic and frank basic information has shown that this is a high-purity, rich flavor of high-quality coffee, and more importantly, the Emerald Manor has been selected as the local "best ecological cycle" demonstration estate. Not only because of the good living conditions, high-quality tree species renewal and good primary processing / drying infrastructure, but also because of the perfect integration of the whole manor planting and ecosystem. The manor is dotted with traditional shade trees, such as red beans, acacia trees, acacia trees, betel nuts and so on. The full coffee berries are particularly red under the protection of these trees, and the mood of picking is on the rise.

Oak Manor

Oak Manor is located in Cauca Valley, Colombia, with an average altitude of 1880m, an average temperature of 22 °and a rainfall of 1920ml. Of the 7.43 hectares, 50% of the coffee can be harvested in the first half of the year and 50% in the second half of the year, ensuring an adequate supply of fresh coffee throughout the year. The all-day planting pattern makes every berry full and strong, and the high altitude temperature difference between day and night makes the berry honey sweet and juicy, which makes the oak manor coffee rich in flavor, with high sweetness of tropical fruit. The Oak Manor is a manor with a long history. The son Galvis took over the manor from his parents and began to change the tree species in the 1970s, changing the single planting pattern in which his parents only planted Katula trees. Now the Castiere tree species is the largest tree species in the manor, which not only improves the disease resistance of coffee trees, but also increases the yield, but also greatly improves the quality of coffee. The manor planting that has been inherited from generation to generation is based on rich experience in planting management and dedication and love for coffee.

Sweet Orange Manor

The name of Sweet Orange Manor sounds pleasant. Located in Boyaca province, Colombia, the average altitude is 1440m, the average temperature is 18 °, and the rainfall is 1330ml. The planting area is 2.76 hectares, which is composed of 98% of Castijue and 2% of Katula tree species, 100% shaded planting, and the harvest season is from October to January of the following year. The overall planting conditions look ordinary, but the coffee flavor of this manor is bright and amazing, just like the name of the manor, the ordinary sweet orange will grasp every taste bud with full aroma and brisk acidity. Sweet Orange Manor has 4C certification and is also a certified unit of the Colombian Women Farmers' Union. Garson, the owner of the manor, is a female municipal council chairman who manages his manor well and actively participates in the renewal of old tree species. Is the leader of coffee farmers. Women's tenderness contains a strong passion for coffee, calm and gentle with firm strength, once again in line with the name of the manor-sweet orange, sweet and juicy taste can not lack the dazzling acidity.

Black Sugar Girl Manor

Black Sugar Girl Manor is located in Caldas province, Colombia, with an average altitude of 1611m, an average temperature of 20 °and a rainfall of 2800ml. The black sugar girl is named because the whole manor area is 13.1 hectares, the coffee planting area is 1.15 hectares, accounting for only 8%, and the rest of the planting land is full of sugar cane. Coffee is the rare part of the manor that needs careful care, surrounded by lush sugar cane trees, and ripe coffee cherries look like enthusiastic Latin American girls. 100% Castijue tree species, 60% sunshine planting, 40% shade planting, coffee flavor is rich and layered. Abundant precipitation makes coffee full of fruit, rich in nutrition and flavor, sweet sugarcane and smooth black sugar, which have long been tied to coffee. Black Sugar Manor is rainforest certified and Fairtrade certified. Rivera, the owner, has been planting the land since he bought the land from the family farm 16 years ago, while his family takes care of sugar cane planting and brown sugar production. Rivera is still unmarried, and the busy figure shuttling around the manor every day is like dancing salsa with his black sugar girl.

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