Introduction of Monterey Manor Coffee in Malawi: flavor characteristics of Malawian Alpine Coffee beans

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Boutique coffee (speciaity coffee) is also called "specialty coffee" or "select coffee". It refers to coffee made from a small number of raw beans with excellent taste grown in an ideal geographical environment. Depending on the special soil and climatic conditions in which they grow, they have outstanding flavor. After strict selection and classification, this kind of coffee can be regarded as a selection of coffee beans because of its hard texture, rich taste and excellent flavor.

Basic information

Origin: Malawi

Manor: Monterey

Grade: AA

Coffee variety: Katim

Growth altitude: 1300-1500m

Treatment: insolation

Special certification: none

Baking degree: CITY

Raw bean appearance: full, even, fermented wine and hay flavor

Dry aroma: roasted hazelnut, white rum, dark chocolate

Wet incense: licorice, BlackBerry, citrus, brown sugar, dark chocolate

Palate: moderate acidity, full palate, aroma, obvious, layered, dark chocolate in the aftertaste, the sweetness and flavor stay time is slightly lower.

Lake Malawi

Lake Malawi is a strange lake in the world today.

Lake Malawi was formed by the collapse of faults, formerly known as Lake Niassa. "Malawi" means flame in the local Nianga language. it originally refers to the golden sun shining on the lake, and the lake shines like a flame. Used as the name of the country and the lake, it means that there is a lake shining like a flame in the beautiful and rich land.

Lake Malawi covers an area of 30800 square kilometers, stretches 560km from north to south, stretches from east to west with an average water depth of 273m, with an average water depth of 273m. With an elevation of 472m above sea level, Lake Malawi is the third largest freshwater lake in Africa and the fourth deepest lake in the world. Around Lake Malawi, except in the south, there are many mountains on three sides and the scenery is beautiful. The lake is poured into 14 perennial rivers, of which the Ruhuhu River has the largest amount of water, and then flows south through the Shirai River to connect with the Zambezi River. Most of the waters of the Lake region are located in the Republic of Malawi, while only a small portion of the east and north belong to Tanzania and Mozambique.

Geographical features of Malawi

Almost the whole country of Malawi is high in the mountains, so there is a significant vertical difference in climate in most areas, which is the highland climate in the tropical dry and wet season. Generally speaking, the temperature in the alpine plain is very mild and stable, but the temperature in winter can be as low as 4 degrees Celsius. On the other hand, the temperature in the basin is muggy, which can reach 39 degrees Celsius at its hottest point, and the annual rainfall varies from 600mm-3000mm to geography. The rainy season usually begins from November to May, while the rainfall from May to November is very low. Because of its plateau, Malawi is rarely threatened by hurricanes, floods and so on.

Malawian coffee market

Malawian coffee has shown a rising trend in recent years. Since the global prosperity of the coffee market in the 1990s, Malawi has declined in the opposite direction. Annual production dropped from 7720 tons in 1991 to 3703 tons in 2001, and output dropped to 2500 tons in 2007, while exports were only 1370 tons. In response to the decline, the Malawi Investment Promotion Agency cooperated with the Sustainable Enterprise growth Program (GSB) of the United Nations Development Programme and the United States Agency for International Development. Jointly promote and market Malawian coffee. Malawi is positioned as a major specific coffee producer in the world.

Coffee planting conditions in Malawi

It is planted at an altitude of 1300-1500m, cultivated in canyons or contours of cascading terraces, usually irrigated artificially. At the same time, different varieties according to its characteristics, growers need different gaps, usually rely on organic fertilizers for planting. In order to avoid affecting the quality of coffee, farmers usually start picking coffee fruits at 6: 00 in the morning and treat them within 6-8 hours. in order to ensure excellent flavor, farmers only pick "cherries" when they are ripe to red.

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