Ethiopian Sidama Why is it called 90+ Candle Light Taste Flavor Characteristics

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Sidamo, which grows in the southernmost Ethiopian plateau between 4600 and 7200 feet above sea level (Sidamo province), is a famous boutique coffee area in southern Ethiopia, bordering Kenya, southeast of Gemma, just south of the capital, usually sweet and loved by most people. its annual output is about 225000 bags / 60kg, with beans smaller than Longberry and gray in green. in the sun-drying field of Sidamo, coffee is placed in hemp netting wooden racks. Workers take turns in the sun exposure, manually stir coffee, sun Sidamo is usually marked with G4 exit, washing Sidamo because the treatment process is more perfect, so most of them are exported at G2 level.

The coffee in Sidamo has a variety of flavors. Different soil types, microclimates and countless native coffee species, towering mountains, highlands, plateaus, valleys and plains, diverse topography, and the geology of the area belongs to nutrient-rich, well-drained volcanic soil. the depth of the soil is nearly two meters, and the surface soil is dark brown or brown. The biggest advantage of the area is that the soil fertility is maintained through the circulation of organic matter, using the withered leaves of the surrounding trees or the residual roots of the plants as fertilizer.

90 + beans are named in a completely different way from the usual boutique beans. First of all, unlike the usual names of producing areas and manors, each bean is named according to its flavor.

Candlelight, for example, means "best approach" in the local dialect. The name of 90 + usually starts with the concept of flavor, then the name, and then the choice of producing areas and cooperative farms. It is very different from the general at this point, it is a brand with boutique management style.

Candlelight charming fruit tone inherits the charming aroma given by the traditional Egyptian sun, unreservedly expressing round, full, long aftertaste sweetness and just right fruit acidity.

The daily brewing of candles is also quite easy to use, the bean itself is rich in flavor, whether it is fresh dripping or strong Italian cooking, can show its own flavor.

90 + beans and the general habit of boutique beans in a completely different way of naming, there will not be the name of the producing area and manor, each bean is named according to flavor. Candles, for example, mean "best approach" in the local dialect. Starting with a concept of flavor, then naming it, and then starting the choice of producing areas and cooperative farms, it can be seen that 90 is a brand with boutique management style.

"90 +" does not refer to all coffee with a score of more than 90. Good coffee, one year, one year. Sometimes haunt different manors, but also have different taste characteristics. "90 +" refers to a top range of coffee with 13 flavors. These coffees only come from Ninety Plus Coffee, the creator of American boutique coffee. They are all old varieties of Ethiopian heirloom (Heirloom). After being cultivated in the ecological environment, they are processed according to the standard of works of art to optimize their taste. The processing process is the specialty of 90 +, will separate these coffee according to variety, microclimate, fresh time one by one, taste one by one, specially design the processing method for each taste, achieve a kind of taste characteristic, just like the big brand design, study attentively, spend painstaking efforts to complete a handicraft that is close to art. Natural products go through a lot of refinement and improvement, and finally reach the most beautiful posture to present the content to everyone.

LEVEL UP will no longer operate as a sub-brand of 90 +, but as a product line of 90 +, abolishing the original independent design. In the new production season, the original L grading system may be abolished (the original L7\ L12\ L39\ L139), while the division of products and product lines will be divided by a more significant taste. The product line is divided into four series: NinetyPlus Ethiopia, NinetyPlus Panama, Ninety Levelup, NinetyPlus Limited