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Cuba is familiar with and distant countries, familiar with the Cuban baseball team often win all levels of baseball world championships, far away is Cuba on the other side of the world in the beautiful Caribbean, coffee and other Cuban industries are state production and management, the best production of Cuban coffee for the Central Mountains region (Escambray), the Central Mountains area in addition to coffee there are quartz crystals and other precious minerals So the Central Mountains region (Escambray), also known as Crystal Mountain, the production of Cuban Crystal Mountain coffee is rarely monopolized by Japan's Meiwa and France's Cafe Legal Coffee Company. Cuban Crystal Mountain coffee is a typical island bean with a clean and delicate taste, slightly sour but not strong but long-lasting, with sweet fruit aromas in the aftertaste.

Cuban small crystal, the color of raw coffee beans is yellow, the beans are slightly smaller than those in the Caribbean, the natural washing method is adopted, and the coffee beans are dried by the sun in the latter section, the defective beans and empty shell beans are less, and the moisture content of coffee beans is high.

Cuba, which has been growing coffee since 1820, is famous for producing high-quality coffee with a long history. At that time, coffee beans were the number one exporter in the country, which was more than the "sugar" necessary for life. In the late 19th century, the price of local coffee plummeted due to factors such as government policy and the chaos of the international political situation, so farmers switched to grow other crops.

Most coffee farms in Cuba are state-owned, but in 1990 the government released part of the land for original coffee farmers to grow, but coffee production is still not as high as in previous years, so the opportunity to obtain high-quality Cuban coffee is rare. The planting area of Cuban coffee is divided into three parts, which are planted on the slopes and valleys above sea level from 1000 to 2000 meters above sea level, with the largest proportion of Santiago de Cuba and Granma in the east accounting for 70% of the country, followed by the central villa Clara and Sancti Spiritus accounting for 20%, and the western Pinar del Rio accounting for 10%. These areas provide a quite comfortable growing environment for coffee beans, with an average temperature of 21 degrees in winter and 25 degrees in summer. The rainfall is moderate, the humidity is evenly distributed all the year round, and the soil is deep and fertile.

All planted Arabica varieties. The Cuban Coffee Association classifies coffee beans into nine grades according to particle size and flavor: Crystal Mountain, Extra turquino, Turquino, Altura, Montana, Cumbre, Serrano superior, Serrano Corriente and Caracolillo.

Cuban Crystal Mountain Coffee is a typical island bean with a clean and delicate taste, slightly sour but not strong but long-lasting, with a sweet finish.

The natural washing method is adopted, and the coffee beans are dried by the sun method in the latter stage, there are few defective beans and empty shell beans, and the moisture content of coffee beans is high.

Shallow roasting City (fragrance): coffee powder and hot water produce honey when injected with water, the taste is soft and refreshing with a little mint, the aroma of wheat will not feel uncomfortable (Kaka), the aftertaste of coffee after drinking is like the freshness of mint gum in the middle of the tongue, this is a good coffee without killing smell.