What brand of coffee beans tastes good? Coffee bean variety introduction Coffee bean brand recommendation

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The first grade coffee beans recommended are the blue mountain coffee beans of Jamaica.

Blue Mountain Coffee beans win with popular taste and stable quality. Blue Mountain Coffee has a rich and mellow taste, and its flavor, flavor, concentration, acidity and spiciness are all even. it is universally recognized as the best coffee in the world, which is unmatched by other coffee. People who love Blue Mountain Coffee say: it is a "coffee beauty" that combines all the advantages of good coffee.

There are three grades of Blue Mountain coffee beans: blue Mountain Coffee beans, Alpine Coffee beans and Jamaican Coffee beans.

Among them, there are two grades under Blue Mountain Coffee beans and Alpine Coffee beans. Therefore, in terms of quality, the order from top to bottom is: blue Mountain No. 1, Blue Mountain No. 2, Gaoshan No. 1, Gaoshan No. 2, Jamaica coffee beans.

Usually, coffee beans grown between 457m and 1524 m above sea level are called alpine coffee beans; those grown between 274m and 457m above sea level are called Jamaican coffee beans; and only coffee grown in the blue mountains above 1800 m above sea level can be called blue mountain coffee beans, which are several times more expensive than alpine coffee beans in terms of price.

99.9% of the blue mountain coffee beans that can be bought in our country are grown near the blue mountain mountains, not the real blue mountain coffee. Therefore, if you want to taste the authentic Blue Mountain Coffee, you may need foreign purchasing agents to achieve it. At the same time, you also need to prepare your wallet, because 0.5kg 's Blue Mountain coffee beans need nearly a thousand yuan to buy. And now Taobao or domestic common brands indicate that most of the blue mountain coffee beans are domestically produced, the price is relatively cheap, but the taste is relatively poor.

Second, those at the second level, mostly from America and Africa, are described in more detail below:

a. Hawaii: Kona Coffee-Cinnamon

Kona coffee is naturally expensive, second only to Blue Mountain in price. Kona coffee has a strong sour and sweet taste, moist and smooth taste. Moderate baking makes beans sour, while deep baking aggravates both bitterness and mellow taste. Kona Coffee has a mixed aroma of wine, fruit and spice.

b. Costa Rica-high acidity and full particles

The aroma is attractive, but it is sour (or even extremely sour). Personally, Costa Rican coffee is one of the top products in sour coffee. If you like sour coffee, please try it.

c. Ethiopia: mocha Highland Coffee-Coffee birthplace

It is said that Ethiopia in Africa was the first place to find coffee, and the most famous there is mocha Highland Coffee, which has a soft taste, fresh fruit and a slight earthy taste. Like people will love, do not like people will hate, but the fragrance is quite special, you can taste it.

d. Colombia: Colombian premium coffee-nutty and nutritious

The most distinctive feature of Colombian premium coffee is that its aroma has a bitter taste of walnut. But if you taste it, it is best not to add milk and sugar, because it will dilute its original taste.

e. Cuba: amber coffee-low acidity, the right ratio of sour to bitter

Amber Coffee is the designated coffee of the Cuban Embassy, known as "unique Caribbean flavor coffee" and "special coffee beans in island coffee beans". Some people say Cuban coffee tastes great with cigars.

f. Guatemala: Antigua Coffee-full-bodied, unique and charcoal

Antigua coffee has a smooth taste and a slightly charcoal-burning flavor in the aromatic alcohol. Because of this unique charcoal incense, Antigua coffee is also known as "cigarette coffee". When tasting Antigua coffee, you can taste it with cocoa powder to make Antigua coffee smoother and softer.

g. Kenya: AA Coffee

The grades of Kenyan coffee can be divided into AA++, AA+, AA and AB. Among them, Kenya AA is the highest grade coffee in Kenya and the best Arabica coffee bean in the world. It has a slightly sour, thick aroma, but also with fruit aroma, suitable for hot or ice drinks. Kenyan coffee has become the most popular coffee in Britain.

h. Yemen-spicy, slightly alcoholic

The Yemeni mocha is characterized by its fruity aroma and obvious wine flavor. Some people say that the aftertaste of Yemeni mocha is very much like blueberry.

Next, among the third-tier coffee beans, I recommend the following varieties:

a. China: Yunnan Coffee-very cost-effective

This is the most recommended coffee bean in the third grade. This is a home-made coffee bean, which has attracted attention in recent years and has been rated as first-class in the international market in London. The nutritional value of Yunnan coffee is very high, and its quality is mellow, not sour, personal feeling is more palatable, taste is also acceptable, coffee aroma is also obvious, similar to coffee beans produced in India and Indonesia, but cheaper than coffee beans produced in these two countries, its performance-to-price ratio is very high, and it is worth buying.

Specific recommendation: Yunnan small grain coffee

There is no sour taste, but there is an obvious scorched taste, the feeling is quite in line with the Chinese taste, and relatively cheap, it is worth a taste.

b. Mexico: Aldura Coffee-with wine aroma

Mexican coffee has a special aroma, everyone who loves coffee should try this coffee, because this coffee has a unique aroma that other coffee does not have. When tasting Mexican coffee, you'd better drink it while it is hot. After the hot coffee was put for an hour, all the aroma disappeared.

Specific recommendation: Aldumara Coffee

Aldura coffee beans are the top coffee beans in Mexico. This coffee beans have large granules and have strong sweet, sour and good aroma.

c. Brazil: Brazilian Bourbon Santos Coffee-good quality and popular taste

Brazilian coffee has low acidity, and most of the coffee drunk in China is made in Brazil, which is in line with the taste of the public. However, Brazilian coffee is the best raw material for making Italian espresso and all kinds of fancy coffee.

Specific recommendation: bourbon Santos coffee

It can form golden foam on the surface of espresso and give the coffee a slightly sweet taste.

d. Tanzania: Kilimanjaro Coffee-full-bodied, less acidic than Kenyan coffee

Tanzania's main coffee-producing area, located at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, is rich in volcanic soil, and some coffee trees are more than 100 years old. There are also several major coffee producing areas throughout Tanzania, such as Meru Mt. Arusha producing areas, Mbulu producing areas of Oldeani and Pare producing areas on the highlands south of Lake Nisa.

Specific recommendation: Kilimanjaro coffee

The coffee beans produced at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro are all exported from Kilimanjaro. It has a strong aroma after moderate or more moderate roasting and is suitable for use as a single product or iced coffee.

e. Honduras: special Highland Coffee-suitable for mixed drinking

Honduran coffee tastes neither astringent nor sour, with high mellowness and aroma. Honduran coffee can lead to multiple levels of flavor depending on the degree of roasting. Medium baking maximizes the sweetness of beans, while deep baking increases bitterness. Personally, moderate baking tastes better and bitterness is moderate.

Specific recommendation: special Highland Coffee

The specially selected Highland Coffee represents the highest level in Honduras and is grown at an altitude of 1500 Mel-2000 Michael. This coffee has a good flavor, rich and mellow, and is suitable for mixed drinking.

f. Puerto Rico: Yocott chooses coffee-less bitter

Puerto Rican coffee has been the first choice for the Vatican and European royals since the second half of the 19th century, and was chosen by US President Roosevelt as the designated coffee for the White House state dinner. The coffee beans produced here taste delicate and sweet and have a chocolate-like taste.

Specific recommendation: Yaocote choose coffee

The best coffee in Puerto Rico is Yallco Selecto, which means "Selecto". Its acidity is very stable, the particles are full and the aroma is rich.

g. India: plantation A Coffee-strong and smooth

The balance and cleanliness of Indian coffee beans are good, with a sweet taste in the acidity and not too sharp. It is just what people who do not like strong acidity can accept, and it does not have to bake so deep that it burns up both the quality and the acidity.

Specific recommendation: grade A coffee

Indian Grade A coffee beans are baptized by the monsoon and are rich, smooth and delicious, but have a peculiar spicy taste.

h. Indonesia: Mantenin in Sumatra-strong taste

The best growing areas in the whole Indonesian archipelago are in Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi. The three islands have established three major coffee brands, namely, Mantenin Coffee, which is produced in Sumatra, Indonesia, with moderate sour taste and strong aroma; Java Coffee, which is produced in Java, Indonesia, and belongs to Arabica Coffee; and Sulawesi Coffee, full of grains and rich aroma.

Specific recommendation: Manning Coffee

Mantenin has a thick, strong palate with low acidity, which can be clearly tasted.

Special introduction: civet Coffee

In addition, here is a grand introduction to an alternative coffee bean, which is a traditional specialty of some Indonesian islands (such as Java, Sumatra, Bali, Sulawesi)-civet coffee beans made from civet droppings, also known as Kopi Luwak.

The official name of Kopi Luwak is Kopi Luwak. Kopi means "coffee" in Indonesian, while Luwak is a wild civet in Indonesia.

How did this kind of coffee bean come from? It is said that after eating the cherry fruit of the local coffee, the civet's stomach is fermented to make the coffee beans taste unique and mellow. Its rich, round and sweet taste is also unmatched by other coffee beans. The coffee grounds left by Kopi Luwak are also very unique, smooth and without holes, which can't be done by ordinary coffee.

Although the quality of this kind of coffee beans is unbeatable, local farmers in Indonesia will not just pursue profits regardless of the life or death of civets. They insist that civets live freely in the natural environment of sunshine and rain-- let them eat and pull by themselves, not force them to eat, force them to pull.

The raw materials of this kind of coffee are difficult to obtain, and the production process is very complicated, and it must go through strict sanitary procedures, such as drying, roasting, brewing and so on. As a result, this rare coffee produces only 500 pounds a year.

As the saying goes, Kopi Luwak is almost the most expensive coffee in the world-50 grams of civet beans are worth as much as 1500 yuan. Except for the gourmet Blue Mountain coffee, the price of other coffee is far lower than this kind of coffee.

Since I have only heard its name, I have never tasted it, so I did not include it in my rating list. If you have ever had the pleasure of seeing it, you are welcome to share it with me!

Classification based on common brands

Here are some coffee brands that are common on the market and I often drink for your reference. These brands of coffee are basically roasted and blended, so it tastes good when brewed directly.

I divide the recommended brand into two levels.

The first level, there are the following brands:

Lavazza

The predecessor of Lavazza was a grocery store. In the early 1960s, Lavazza first adopted vacuum packaging technology to preserve the freshness of ground coffee; in the late 1970s, Lavazza launched an unusually successful advertisement whose catchy slogan "The more you drink it down, the more it pick you up" allowed Lavazza to enter the entire European market; in 1996, Lavazza developed Espresso point, which increased Lavazza's turnover by 35%. At present, Lavazza has become synonymous with espresso, with 75 per cent of people in Italy fascinated by it and 45 per cent of the world market.

Recommended coffee beans: Grand Espresso

Figure: Grand Espresso

Classic espresso is made from Arabica beans and a little Indonesian and Brazilian beans are added to make it smoother.

Illy

Illy was founded in 1933 in the seaport city of Tristi in northeastern Italy. It is the first brand used by the hotel, restaurant and bar industry in Italy. Illy Coffee Company produces more than 11 million kilograms of high-quality coffee beans every year, ranking among the high-quality leaders in the coffee industry. In addition, Illy is also the first coffee company in the world to obtain ISO9001 certification.

Recommended coffee beans: medium roasted coffee beans

Figure: roasting coffee in illy

Moderate taste, can better reflect the aroma of coffee, and not strong, not light, suitable for the taste of most people. However, the price is also higher.

Julius Meinl coffee

Julius Meinl is a world-famous coffee brand in Vienna. Founded in 1862, Julius Meinl has always been highly respected by European society and once became the exclusive coffee brand of European celebrities.

Today, Julius Meinl Cafe is still all over Europe and America, leading the development of cafe culture, advocating the slogan of "baking the best coffee in the world for European celebrities".

Recommended coffee beans: wiener espresso selected by the court

Photo: wiener espresso specially selected by the court

Although it is sold a lot abroad, it is seldom sold at home. The court's special wiener espresso is made up of 60% Arabica beans and 40% Robbata beans, with no sour taste, mild taste and obvious coffee aroma.

Costa

In 1971, Costa was founded by a pair of Italian brothers who started out in the coffee bean wholesale business, supplying roasted beans to the catering industry and Italian coffee shops. After that, the Costa brothers gradually established their unique style of roasting coffee beans. Today, Costa has spread all over the UK and has more than 300 coffee shops.

Like the taste in the coffee shop, their coffee beans are a mixture of Arabica coffee and Robusta coffee, the quality is similar to Starbucks, but the taste is lighter.

Starbucks Starbucks

Starbucks is the name of an American coffee chain, founded in 1971, is the world's largest coffee chain, its headquarters is located in Seattle, Washington, USA. In addition to coffee, Starbucks also has tea, crust cakes and other products. Starbucks already has nearly 12000 stores worldwide in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific.

Recommended coffee beans: Starbucks first choice

Starbucks coffee includes individual coffee and mixed coffee. The former is made from single coffee beans from different places, and the price is relatively high, while the latter is made from a mixture of different coffee beans, and if it is a mixed coffee, I prefer Starbucks first.

Here are the second grade coffee beans I recommend:

Nestle

Nestle Coffee originated in 1930. When the Brazilian government began to get in touch with Nestle, coffee authority Max? Morgentel immediately set out with his research team to develop a way to mix with water while keeping the coffee authentic. After seven years of research in a Swiss laboratory, they finally found the answer. Nestle Coffee has first become a world-famous brand.

Recommended coffee beans: Nestle capsule coffee

The quality is average, but there are many varieties of coffee capsules, and they are all varieties of single beans, which is more convenient, but they should be equipped with a special coffee machine.

Maxwell.

Maxwell belongs to one of the famous food giants, Kraft. Named after the coffee developed by gourmet Joe Cheek, it is mainly sold and popular at Maxwell Hotel. Maxwell first entered China in 1985 and changed its name from "Maxwell" to "Maxwell" in 1997. The slogan "Didi is fragrant and full of meaning" originated from Theodore, President of the United States in 1907. Roosevelt's comments on the brand of coffee.

Recommended coffee beans: Maxwell roasted coffee (roasted)

This is ground coffee powder. You just need to soak it in a coffee pot. Personally, I think it is better than Nestle, with a scorched smell and strong coffee flavor.

So much for the classification of coffee beans.