17th COE in Honduras in 2017 | Lover Manor | International bidding batch of Pacas seed washing

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17th COE in Honduras in 2017 | Lover Manor | Pacas seed washing international bidding batch flavor?

Pacas species (Pacas) washed coffee beans from Gungora village in Santa B á rbara region. It is owned by Juan Antonio Contreras and named Finca Don Juan Manor. He first started growing coffee in the 1970s, covering an area of only two hectares, but he finally sold it and replaced it with the current area of 18 hectares. The manor, which is planted by Pacas, Parainema and Lempira, with an average elevation of 1750 meters above sea level, is grown by himself, employs 20 workers, plus 100 workers during a temporary harvest period, and sends the harvested fruit to his son's water treatment plant in the town of Pe ñ a Blanca for post-treatment. Juan Antonio Contreras received technical assistance through IHCAFE technical guidance, and is now able to analyze soil composition as a basis for two kinds of fertilization and to prevent diseases and insect pests. It is unacceptable to win 17th place in the 2017 COE Excellence Cup for the first time.

The coffee shade tree is cedro, guama and avocado, which is shaded by sparse trees, paying special attention to workers picking red fruit coffee, training them to skillfully harvest red fruit, fermenting and washing the red fruit on the same day, and then drying in the sun for 12 to 15 days. Juan Antonio Contreras has been improving his manor planting techniques and washing methods, hoping to produce high-quality coffee and sell it to market. This batch of bidding beans is only 660 kilograms, and the quantity is limited.

Flavor description: citrus, BlackBerry, honey, chocolate, strong aroma, citrus, BlackBerry, honey, chocolate, strong aroma, orange juice taste, round, sweet, soft and smooth.

Orange juice tastes round, sweet, soft and smooth.

Award record:

In 2017, Honduras (COE) ranked 17th in the Excellence Cup (first time).

Country of origin: Honduras (Honduras)

Producing area: Montecillos producing area

Santa B á rbara area

Concepcion Sur city

Gungora village

Manor: lover's Manor (Finca Don Juan)

Variety: Pacas species (Pacas)

Altitude: average 1750 m

Grade: European extremely hard beans SHB

Treatment: washing

Harvest time: December to March of the following year

Certification: NCMA

There are six large coffee producing areas in Honduras, such as Copan, Opalaca, Montecillos, Comayagua, Agalta and El Paraico, all over the western and southern areas, with an average planting height of 1100 to 1600 meters above sea level. Coffee varieties are 100 per cent Arabica, 69 per cent are HG and 12 per cent are SHG,19% and CS. The main varieties of coffee are Typica, Bourbon, Caturra, Villa Sarchi and Lempira. Honduran coffee has always been of high quality, and its price is the most competitive in Central American countries. Small, round, light bluish green coffee, mild sour, full and slightly sweet, suitable for mixed coffee or single coffee, suitable for medium to deep roasting, mainly exported to the United States, Germany and Japan. Honduras is already the largest coffee producer in Central America, and its production has been increasing in recent years. In 2012, due to high international coffee prices, coffee production exceeded 5 million bags in 2010, resulting in a significant increase in production, quality and continuous improvement.

Qianjie recommended cooking:

Filter cup: Hario V60

Water temperature: 90 degrees

Degree of grinding: small Fuji 3.5

Cooking methods: the ratio of water to powder is 1:15, 15g powder, the first injection of 25g water, 25 s steaming, the second injection to 120g water cut off, waiting for the powder bed water to half and then water injection, slow water injection until 225g water, extraction time about 2:00

Analysis: using three-stage brewing to clarify the flavor of the front, middle and back of the coffee. Because V60 has many ribs and the drainage speed is fast, it can prolong the extraction time when the water is cut off.