Blue bottle Costa Rican coffee flavor? Introduction of Al Valle treatment Plant for Coffee Red Honey treatment

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Honey treatment is a kind of treatment between sun treatment and water washing. It keeps the coffee clean by washing, and because it is dried in the sun together with the pulp mucosa, it greatly increases the sweetness and caramel flavor of the coffee (the sugar content of the pulp mucosa is extremely high). Honey treatment first appeared in Costa Rica in Central America, mainly because of the lack of water resources in some high-altitude areas of Central America, so the coffee fruit was dried in the sun together with the pulp mucosa after using the pulp sieving machine.

Coffee beans treated with honey will be graded according to the degree of retention of the pulp (from more to less): yellow honey, red honey, black honey.

Huang (Honey Amarillo)

The light time of raw coffee beans treated with yellow honey was the longest. Longer light means higher heat, so the coffee can be dried within a week. In general, the drying time of coffee depends on the local climate, temperature and humidity.

Red (Honey Rojo)

The drying time of raw coffee beans treated with red honey is 2-3 weeks, usually due to weather or placed in a dark place. If the weather is clear, the grower will shade part of the sun to reduce the sunlight time.

Black (Honey Negro)

Black honey treated coffee beans dried in the dark for the longest time, the shorter the light time, the drying time for at least 2 weeks. The black honey treatment of raw coffee beans is the most complex (because of the longer drying time, it takes longer to check to prevent the coffee beans from mildew and fermentation), the labor cost is the highest, so it is the most expensive.

Al Valle processing plant is the exclusive red honey processing field of [blue bottle coffee].

Al Valle comes from the western valley of Costa Rica, located between 1500 meters and 1600 meters above sea level, and is jointly owned by Oldemar Arrieta Lobo and Marlene Brenes Morera. It is said that Blue bottle Coffee chose this processing farm to be attracted by his beautiful mountain view!

The Al Valle processing plant uses a new method of micro-processing plant, and they have won one of the best processing plants in Costa Rica!

Flavor notes: Cup test score: 92

Dry aromas of lemon, rose and fruit tea, sweet honey, light and clean taste, sweet lips and teeth of black tea after taste, very delicious.

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