Flavor characteristics of Costa Rican Coffee in Coffee producing area main varieties and introduction of Tara Pearl producing area

Costa Rica, located in the Central American isthmus, the coffee beans produced at high latitudes are famous in the world, full-bodied, mild in taste, but extremely sour. The coffee beans here have been carefully processed, which is why there is high-quality coffee. Costa Rica, located in the south of SanJos é, the capital of Talasu, is one of the most important coffee growers in the country.

Costa Rica is the country where coffee was first introduced into Central America. It has a long history and has a complete coffee organization from production to marketing system. Because it is located in the Central American Gorge, the volcanic soil is very fertile and the drainage is good, especially in the central plateau CentralPlateau, where coffee is grown for the fertile volcanic ash of the volcanic terrain, mild and suitable temperature, and stable and abundant rainfall, coffee has become one of the factors of major agricultural products. Its coffee beans are all Arabica species. Pure flavor, pleasant aroma, unassailable balance in acidity and taste, coffee with full particles, ideal acidity and unique strong aroma.

Main varieties:

Bourbon, Kaddura, Kaduai, Vera Saatchi, Villalobos and so on.

Kaddura, a single gene variant of bourbon, was found in Brazil in 1937. It has better production capacity and disease resistance than bourbon, and the tree is shorter and easy to harvest. Unfortunately, like bourbon, it has the periodic problem of production capacity fluctuation every two years.

Kaddura's flavor is comparable to or slightly worse than bourbon beans, more importantly, super adaptability, no shade trees, direct exposure to the sun can also be full of vitality, commonly known as exposed coffee (Sun Coffee), can adapt to high-density planting, but must apply more fertilizer to increase the cost, so the acceptance of coffee farmers is not high in the initial stage. Suitable for planting in the high altitude area from 700m to 1700 m, the altitude adaptability is very strong, but the higher the altitude, the better the flavor, and the production capacity is relatively reduced.

8 major producing areas:

The eight major coffee producing areas are: Western Valley West Valley, Central Valley Central Valley, Tarasu Tarrazu, Sanhe Tres Rios, Eurosci Orosi, Brenka Brunca, Duli Alba Turrialba, Guanacaster Guanacaste. Tarasu (Tarrazu) is one of the major coffee producers in the world.

Tarasu Tarrazu:

1200-1700 meters above sea level, from December to March in the producing area, with high acidity, hard and full bean body and rich aroma, this area is a world-famous producing area, and its main feature is that the high seafood area creates an incomparable perfect taste.

Located in the south of the country's capital, San Jos é, Tarasu is one of the most valued coffee growers in the country. La MinitaTarrazu coffee is a famous local product, but it produces a limited amount of coffee, about 72600 kilograms a year. It is grown on a piece of land called LaMinita, owned by the last three generations of the McAlpine family in England, and owns the LaMinita estate in Tarazu, which produces just 160000 pounds a year. In fact, this land can produce more than 450 tons of coffee a year. But Tarasu Latin America coffee is grown without artificial fertilizers or insecticides, and its harvesting and selection are done by hand, in order to avoid some damage to coffee beans caused by air spray selection.

Other coffees worth mentioning are JuanVinas,PR, H.Tournon, Windmill,SHB, Montebello and SsntaRosa. Fine coffee is generally grown in Geredia and the central canyon. Another striking type of coffee is Sarchi (one of the five towns that represent Costa Rica's Coffee Road), which grows on the slopes of the PoasVolcano volcano, 53km from San Jose. Saatchi, founded in 1949, has a land area of 30770 hectares and grows sugar cane and coffee. The area is also famous for its handicrafts, attracting tourists from all over the world.