Comparison of Flavor between Solar treatment and Honey treatment in legendary Coffee Manor Sonora in Costa Rica

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Costa Rican Coffee Sonora Manor Venice Solar treatment & Honey treatment

Costa Rica Hacienda Sonora Venecia [N] & [H]

Coffee Review 95 points (sun exposure) & 94 points (honey treatment)

Country: Costa Rica (Costa Rica)

Producing area: Western Valley (West Valley)

Producer: Alberto Guardia & Diego Guardia

Manor: Sonora Manor (Hacienda Sonora)

Processing plant: Sonora Manor has its own processing plant

Treatment: this batch is honey treatment & solarization.

Variety: this batch is Venice (Venecia)

GPS N 10 °2 / 39; 52 "W84 °15 / 39; 26"

Sun batch flavor: strawberry, blueberry, peach, wine, flower, lavender cool, cinnamon and mango peel tail rhyme

Honey flavor: orange, plum, lime, lemon peel, mulberry, honey, rich and smooth taste

Sonora Manor (Hacienda Sonora) is a century-old manor run by Alberto Guardia and Diego Guardia. Sonora Manor is located in the western valley of Costa Rica (actually very close to the central valley, and part of the farmland also extends into the central valley). The operation of the manor places special emphasis on environmental protection, with 35 hectares of land retained as virgin forest and 20 hectares planted with sugar cane. What is even more surprising is that all the electricity used in the manor comes from the hydroelectric equipment in the manor, and the excess electricity will be provided free of charge to the employees working in the manor, and the whole manor is like a small community. the manor provides salary, free accommodation, and health and medical services.

Sonora Manor can be said to be the forerunner of varieties and treatments in Costa Rica, and the combination of varieties and treatments produced every year can be said to be a must for baked beans in Europe and the United States. For example, the Venice tanning treatment on the shelves scored a high score of 95 in Coffee Review in 2016, and even the honey treatment, which was not easy to score, scored a high score of 94. Its sun-treated product line is famous in the market for its juicy, wine-scented, rich ripe fruit and flower aromas while retaining a clean sun flavor, while honey treatment has micro features in addition to all kinds of fruit flavors and the sweetness and rich taste of typical honey treatments.

The coffee cherries produced by Sonora Manor are processed in its own microprocessing plant, and strict ripe fruit screening procedures are carried out when picking, and then each link pays great attention to detail according to different treatment methods. finally, it is necessary to carry out strict manual work to remove defective beans, which is the main reason why the flavor in the cup is so rich while retaining cleanliness.

This batch is a rare single variety Venecia/Venice, a rare variety developed in Costa Rica, which may not have been included in earlier strain data. At the foot of the Boas volcano (Volc á n Po á s) in northern Costa Rica, the village of Venecia in San Carlos, Alajuela province, was unearthed by a coffee farmer named Isidro Rodriguez, hence the name of Venecia, where it was found, a similar nomenclature to Villa Sarchi. Venice seed is a special variety selected from the natural variation of Kaddura (Caturra). In addition to retaining the excellent flavor directly transmitted from Kaddura, the main characteristic of the variety screened by this variation is that the fruit ripens more slowly and is more tolerant to heavy rainfall, and it is also the main reason why it is selected for special preservation.