Introduction to Cuban Coffee Crystal Mountain? What are the characteristics of Cuban coffee?

Professional coffee knowledge exchange more coffee bean information please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style)

Cuba, located in the Caribbean, is an island country under communist rule, and its capital is Havana. Cuba is famous not only for its snow-white beaches and cigar tobacco, but also for its excellent coffee. Cuba has a long history of growing coffee, and Jos é Antonio Gelabert introduced the first coffee factory to Cuba in 1748. In 1791, when slavery was abolished during the Haitian revolution, French colonists fled to Cuba, bringing better methods of coffee production to Cuba. Before the era of Castro, Cuba's coffee industry boomed, and coffee beans were once Cuba's number one export, with more "sugar" than life's necessities. In the mid-1950s, Cuba exported more than 20000 metric tons (22046 short tons) of coffee beans a year, all of which were sold at high prices, with most of the coffee exported to Europe, especially the Netherlands and Germany. In the late 19th century, the price of local coffee plummeted because of government policies and the chaos of the international political situation, so farmers turned to plant other crops.

Where is Crystal Mountain?

"Crystal Mountain" is not the name of Cuba's producing area. "Crystal Mountain" is the highest grade of coffee in the Cuban official coffee association classification system. The Cuban Coffee Association classifies coffee beans into nine grades according to particle size and flavor, with the highest being Crystal Mountain, Extra turquino, Turquino, Altura, Montana, Cumbre, Serrano superior, Serrano Corriente and Caracolillo.

At present, most coffee farms in Cuba are state-owned, but in 1990 the government released part of the land for coffee farmers to grow, but coffee production is still less than in previous years, Crystal Mountain production is very small, and coastal areas are hit by hurricanes from time to time, resulting in a shortage of supplies. Cuban coffee is mainly sold to Japan and France, while Japan almost monopolizes the highest quality Crystal Mountain Crystal Mountain, so it is rare to get high-quality Cuban coffee.

The planting area of Cuban coffee is divided into three parts, which are planted on the slopes and valleys above sea level from 1000 to 2000 meters above sea level, with the largest proportion of Santiago de Cuba and Granma in the east accounting for 70% of the whole country, followed by the central villa Clara and Sancti Spiritus accounting for 20%, and the western Pinar del Rio accounting for 10%. These areas provide a quite comfortable growing environment for coffee beans, with an average temperature of 21 degrees in winter and 25 degrees in summer. The rainfall is moderate, the humidity is evenly distributed all the year round, and the soil is deep and fertile. All planted Arabica (Arabica) varieties, to Tibica (Typica). In 2000, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) listed two coffee producing areas, Santiago and Guantanamo, as World Heritage sites.

Cuban Crystal Mountain coffee is a typical island bean, taste clean, delicate, slightly sour but not exciting taste, with a special sweet flavor, very charming. Oh, very charming.