Coffee mellow Tour (25) Bolivian Coffee

Just as Colombia is named in honor of Columbus, the discoverer of the New World, Brazil is named because Brazil is rich in trees called Brazilian trees. Bolivia commemorates Simon Bolivar, the hero who made an important contribution to the liberation of the whole of Latin America.

This is a strange country, the legal capital is Sucre, and the seat of government is La Paz. While Sucre has only the Supreme Court, La Paz is the seat of the government and parliament.

Bolivia is a landlocked country, about 1/3 of the territory is the Andes, rugged terrain, high altitude. La Paz is known as the capital with the highest elevation in the world. Although there is no beautiful tropical seaside scenery, the lake scenery and the unique scenery of the Andes are also extremely nostalgic, and the Uyuni Salt Lake, known as the Mirror of the Sky, is a wonder of the world. Without a developed economy, this is one of the poorest countries in South America. But the people here are quite optimistic and open, and it is true that different people have different pleasures of life.

(mirror of the sky, Uyuni Salt Lake)

(Bolivian carnival in full dress)

Coffee was really commercially produced in Bolivia in the 1950s (at first coffee trees were planted around homes as fences), but the coffee industry grew rapidly in a very short time. This is partly due to the impact of the Brazilian frost in 1975, when Brazil's coffee industry was hit hard, and Bolivia's coffee industry took advantage of the opportunity to develop rapidly.

(dangerous roads in the mountains of Bolivia)

In the past, most of the coffee in Bolivia was of mediocre quality, but in recent years, the production of boutique coffee has developed rapidly, and there have been a lot of pretty good beans. In recent years, the COE (Cup of excellence) system, which was first implemented in Brazil, has gradually become popular. Bolivia has also introduced this system, which, on the one hand, can stimulate the enthusiasm of coffee farmers, on the other hand, it is also to improve the quality of coffee. COE beans are better than ordinary coffee in both raw and roasted coffee.

The aroma of Bolivian coffee is rich and unique, both the aroma of ground beans and the aroma of coffee are obviously rich, similar to the mixture of flower and fruit aroma, impressive.

The acidity is medium and low, but the feeling is not monotonous, but calm and generous, soft and fresh. In the sour taste, you can even feel the sour taste of citrus fruits.

The overall taste of Bolivian coffee is rich and balanced, in addition to the beautiful sour taste, there is also a shallow chocolate flavor, smooth taste is more smooth, by contrast, the bitter taste is not obvious. The aftertaste of the coffee is very good, and the sweet taste in the mouth lingers after drinking it, and the wonderful experience of this coffee is unforgettable.

Every coffee-producing country should not be ignored, because good coffee is independent of countries. Good coffee should be shared with everyone. Although Bolivian coffee is not well known, I believe that with the enthusiasm and seriousness of the people here, Bolivian coffee will be tasted and shared by more and more friends.