Costa Rica Tarajupena Pena Farm Yellow Honey Processed Coffee Flavor Taste Introduction

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Coffee has been rooted in Costa Rica for more than 200 years. Although its land area is only the third from the bottom of Central America, it is an indispensable and important role. At present, Costa Rica has a total population of about 4.5 million. But there are as many as 400 million coffee trees.

Coffee exports account for 25% of the country's total exports, and according to local statistics, about 1 jump 3 of the population is involved in the coffee-related industry chain. It is not too much to say that coffee has changed the country's standard of living.

Costa Rica has a unique natural environment, fertile volcanic ash, mild and suitable temperature, stable and abundant rainfall, sufficient sunshine during the day, and a significant temperature difference between day and night.

It is one of the reasons why coffee has become one of the main agricultural products in Colombia.

They also produce different grades of coffee raw beans, from commercial Arabica beans to coffee beans from the Outstanding Cup Coffee Competition (COE), as well as the palace-level geisha coffee variety (Geisha).

In addition, there are numerous post-processing methods of yellow, red and black, which are dazzling and numerous.

According to the traditional classification, Costa Rica is divided into seven producing areas, from northwest to southeast, along with the inland central plateau, Western Valley (West Valley), Central Valley (Central Valley), Tarasu (Tarrazu), Sanshui River (Tres Rios), Eurosci Orosi, Brunca, Turrialba, several of which may be familiar to everyone in Taiwan's coffee market, but with the evolution of boutique coffee The norms of large producing areas can no longer satisfy the curiosity of lovers chasing high-quality coffee, resulting in more and more micro-areas and small estates being excavated.

Dota belongs to a small independent producing area within Tarrazu, which is not close to other coffee growing areas of Tarrazu, so it has different climatic conditions, topography and unique soil.

As a result, the flavor of beans in Dota producing area is different from that in Tarrazu producing area.

Good Dota beans are mostly small, but highly concentrated and contain excellent Body, and its unique dark chocolate flavor is lacking in other Costa Rican coffees.

In Costa Rica, honey treatment and sun-dried beans are derived from small farms with certain difficulties. Pena Pena Farm is located in the Tarazu Valley, about 70 kilometers southwest of San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. This is a paradise area with rich green vegetation and clear rivers. Coffee beans are harvested once a year, and the harvest begins in December and lasts until March of the following year, with an average annual rainfall of 2900 mm and an average temperature of 18 degrees Celsius.

Property Characteristics: farm characteristics Farm Farm name: La Pena Farmer Farm owner: Santa Cruz Region producing area: Tarrazu Valley Tarazu

Country country: Costa Rica Altitude altitude: 1650-1700m Coffee Characteristics: coffee characteristics

Variety varieties: Caturra, Bourbon, Typica Kaddura Bourbon Tibica Processing System treatment: Honey honey treatment

Harvest time: End of November-March November to March next year Top Jury Descriptions judges' comments: the baking degree (Cinnamon) measured for the cup in 60 seconds at the beginning of the first explosion

Aroma aroma / flavor flavor: clove, peanut, cinnamon, black tea, basil, peach, maple syrup, caramel, acid: Apple, blueberry, yellow lime, ester smooth taste in acid

Complex complexity and other other: spice dry aroma is great, simple clean little change, velvety taste, peach and apple sweet

Overall style attributes: very smooth, sweet peaches, flavor of the new century