Story letter from Los Catadores Cup Tester Manor in Makala Coffee region, Marcala, Honduras

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Honduras "LOS CATADORES" Honey

Country: Honduras

Producing area: Marcala Makala

Manor: "LOS CATADORES" Cup surveyor Manor

Treatment: honey treatment

Altitude: 1650-1690

Variety: catuai

Aroma aroma: 9

Body mellow feeling: 8

Flavor flavor: 9

Aftertaste tail rhyme: 8

With Milk with milk: 9

The cup tests the flavor:

Blind assessment: valuated as espresso. Deeply Dark chocolate, magnolia, grapefruit zest, date, cedar in aroma and small cup. Lean, very smooth mouthfeel; chocolate-toned finish with hints of cedar.

Dark chocolate, magnolia, grapefruit, cedar aromas. The palate is soft and smooth, with chocolate flavor and cedar flavor at the end.

Chocolate notes deepen in three parts milk, with magnolia and grapefruit zest as ballast.

After adding milk, it takes chocolate as the main axis, with magnolia and grapefruit aromas at the end.

The bottom line: A solid Central America cup, especially good as an espresso shot, with pretty floral and citrus zest notes, chocolate-toned throughout.

Central and South American style espresso, beautiful floral and citrus aromas surrounded by chocolate.

Honduras is a country with a land area of about 3.1 times that of Taiwan. Coffee is mainly grown in small coffee plantations, with an annual output of about 3 million bags of coffee beans. Like many countries in Central and South America and Africa, the coffee industry in Honduras affects hundreds of thousands of families. Coffee is Arabica, the average altitude is 3600 feet, about 69% of the total yield is HG, 12% is SHG (the highest grade, planted above 4000 feet, that is, the grade to which this introduction belongs), and 19% is CS. If neighboring countries have a complete basic concept of coffee bean handling, lack of good handling, poor transport conditions, lack of funds, and do not have a reputation for distinguishing and resounding in the market. This means that even a batch of really good quality Honduran coffee beans may not be sold at a good price for the above reasons. If good goods are not sold at a good price, or even the equivalent reward, farmers lack the incentive to work hard and carefully, and processing plants and exporters are also unwilling to invest money in equipment improvement. As a result, many high-quality coffee from Honduras end up as coffee beans, giving them a mild and sweet taste, rather than being sold as beans in the producing areas alone. Obviously, this is a vicious circle. The less careful the planting, the less good handling and transportation, the lower the quality of the beans, the less likely they are to sell at a good price.

Qianjie Coffee recommends espresso production parameters:

The Pegasus coffee machine used to be used in Street Coffee as an example, the amount of double-end powder was 20-21 grams, the ratio of powder to water was 1:2, and the extraction time was 25-30 seconds.

The amount of powder per head is 13-14 grams, the ratio of powder to water is 1: 1.5, and the extraction time is 25-30 seconds.

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