Coffee what's the difference between single coffee, Italian coffee, premium coffee?

Professional coffee knowledge exchange more coffee bean information please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style)

Single coffee: generally refers to a single style of coffee beans from a single country or producing area. It can be compared to a coffee solo.

If a bag of coffee is marked with the name of a coffee-producing country (coffee beans are not produced in continental Europe, and if the label is marked with the names of European cities such as Italy, Vienna, etc., it is not individual coffee. (for the most part, it means this is a bag of coffee. For example, Ethiopia-Yega Snow Coffee (Ethiopia Yirgacheffe), Sumatra-Tawar Lake Mantenin (Sumatra Lake Tawar), Guatemala-Antigua (Guatemala Antigua), and so on, are produced in specific countries, producing areas, and estates, which are called "single coffee".

Because each country or different region has its own climate, soil and natural environment, the coffee grown has its own characteristics. Tasting "single coffee" can understand the characteristics and flavor of coffee in a certain country or region.

Italian coffee is made by an Italian coffee machine, which uses atmospheric pressure to make hot water pass through freshly ground coffee powder to extract the essence of coffee. Its biggest feature is that the production time is quite short, the aroma of coffee is strong, and compared with other kinds of coffee, caffeine is also lower. In addition, espresso is based on espresso, so the development is quite diverse, as long as different proportions of milk are added, a series of products can be extended, such as cappuccino, latte and other rich coffee.

In the current global coffee market, Italian coffee can be said to be the largest mainstream. Because of Italy's exquisite traditional craftsmanship and romantic national personality, these factors have made the trend of Italian coffee sweeping the world. At present, people who drink espresso account for more than half of the existing coffee market.

Blended coffee: refers to coffee beans mixed with several types of single coffee, which can be compared to a coffee concerto.

The blending method of integrated coffee can be very simple (such as the traditional "Mamba": Mantenin plus Brazil), or it can be a complex art. Through proper blending, we can make a more harmonious and wonderful movement of individual coffee with different characteristics. The beans usually used in espresso (espresso, latte, cappuccino) are mixed coffee.

Boutique coffee: the cup test score of more than 80 points is called boutique coffee. Now that SCAA and SCAE have been merged into SCA, the definition of boutique coffee is consistent, that is, through the comprehensive cup test (blind test), the score of more than 80 points can be defined as boutique coffee beans. If the blind test score is less than 80, it will be classified as commercial bean.