El Salvador-what is the special flavor of the boutique coffee produced by Tianqu Farm?

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El Salvador, located in the northwest of Central America and bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the south, is one of the birthplaces of the ancient Mayan civilization. The nearby volcanoes, plateaus, lakes and bathing beaches along the Pacific coast are all very pleasant. But El Salvador is most famous for its unique, mild-flavored coffee.

You may not know that in the 1930s and 1940s, with the support of Japan and Puppet Manchukuo, Salvadoran coffee once sold well in the northeast of China. After more than a century of accumulation, El Salvador has accumulated rich experience in coffee production, and boutique coffee has entered the world market. With the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Saudi Arabia last year, Salvadoran coffee, as a boutique coffee, often appears in front of the Chinese people, and the price is not cheap.

El Salvador is a small country in Central America, close to Honduras and Guatemala, similar climate, similar topography, similar volcanic soil, it can be inferred from these natural conditions, Salvadoran coffee is by no means general.

As a pillar industry in the country, the coffee growing industry has not been well supported by the state in the past few decades. under the dual oppression of war and taxation, production has decreased and prices have soared accordingly. In recent years, this situation has been greatly improved.

At present, the average price of El Salvador boutique coffee is higher than the average reference price of the international coffee market, mainly aimed at the middle and high-end markets, and the main consumers are in the United States and Japan.

Compared with coffee farms in other Central and South American countries, most of the farms in El Salvador are medium-sized. Farmers produce high-quality coffee with great enthusiasm and expertise, which also makes the coffee export market booming. High-altitude good coffee is only harvested once a year, in November and February of the following year.

The basic flavor of coffee is mainly determined by the variety, you can not drink the taste of rose summer from the bourbon, but artificially selected varieties, through hybridization or genetic mutation, can still retain the flavor characteristics of some matrilineal varieties.

Tianqu Farm is located on the east side of the volcano. Robert, the owner of the farm, uses organic shade to grow fertilizer, which mostly comes from fallen leaves and dead branches of the forest, making the farm green and full of vitality.

El Salvador has six major coffee producing areas, covering a total area of more than 140000 hectares. The Alotepec producing area is located in the west of El Salvador, and the coffee produced in this area has an excellent aroma. Cacahuatique is located between the provinces of San Miguel and Moraz á, where coffee is produced with delicate fruit juice flavor and almond flavor. Chichontepec is located in the center of El Salvador, where coffee is produced with chocolate sweetness and orange aromas.

B á lsamo-Quezaltepec is located in the mountains of southwestern El Salvador, where coffee is produced with a creamy flavor, excellent concentration and supple taste. Tecapa-Chinameca, located in San Miguel City, Lempa River and Grande River, produces rich coffee with sweet flavors of chocolate, cantaloupe, apples, grapes and other ripe fruits. Apaneca-Ilamatepec is located in the mountains of western El Salvador, where coffee is produced with peach, cream, chocolate flavors, citrus acidity and delicate taste.