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Cuban Crystal Mountain Coffee Synonymous with Top Cuban Coffee Grading System for Cuban Coffee

Published: 2024-11-03 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/03, Professional coffee knowledge exchange More coffee bean information Please pay attention to coffee workshop (Weixin Official Accounts cafe_style) When it comes to Cuban coffee, the first thing many people think of should be Crystal Mountain Coffee! But Crystal Mountain is not actually the name of Cuba's producing area, but a grade in the Cuban Official Coffee Association grading system! The Cuban Coffee Association classifies coffee beans according to particle size

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When it comes to Cuban coffee, the first thing that comes to mind is Crystal Mountain Coffee. But in fact, "Crystal Mountain" is not the name of Cuba's producing area, but a level in the grading system of Cuba's official coffee association!

The Coffee Association of Cuba divides coffee beans into nine grades according to particle size and flavor:

Crystal Mountain Crystal Mountain

Extra turquino Super Tujino

Turquino Tujino

Altura Altura

Montana Montana

Cumbre Galpa

Serrano superior Senior Serrano

Serrano Corriente Serrano

Caracolillo

The grade is divided into ETL (extra Super), TL (Middle Pole) and AL (ordinary) according to the size of coffee beans, and Crystal Mountain (Crystal Mountain) is Cuba's most proud high-quality, large-shaped high-end coffee beans. It can also be said that Crystal Mountain Coffee is synonymous with top Cuban coffee.

"Cuban Coffee"

One of the few ways to handle Cuban coffee has spread all over the world, such as Cortadito, cafe con Leche and cafe cubano.

Cafe cubano is a kind of espresso made by adding sugar to coffee powder.

Although it is common to see "Cuban coffee" in many countries, real Cuban coffee is illegal in the United States. "Cuban coffee" mostly refers to cafe cubano, and coffee from Brazil is usually used to describe the taste of Cuban coffee, but this situation also makes people worry about causing confusion to consumers, and there is often confusion in the marking.

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