Colombian boutique coffee producing area-- understanding of the characteristics of coffee in Medellin, Colombia

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Colombia is rich in coffee production, which has always been the second largest coffee producer after Brazil. However, between 2003 and 2007, it was overtaken by Vietnam and is now the third largest coffee producer in the world. And more than 2 million people in Colombia depend on coffee production for a living, accounting for almost 1/4 of the domestic job market. Coffee is a very important cash crop!

Low latitude in Colombia: located between three and eight degrees, it belongs to a low-latitude coffee belt and can be harvested twice a year. High altitude in Colombia: coffee is mostly grown at 1200-1900 meters above sea level.

Colombian coffee producing areas are divided into commercial beans and boutique beans.

Commercial coffee beans are concentrated in central and northern Colombia, mostly large-scale entrepreneurial coffee farmers. Among them, the three well-known producing areas of "MAM" are Medell í n, Armenia and Manizales. The main flavor is the well-known Central American flavor with a strong sense of fruit acid. But Bucaramanga, produced in the northeastern province of Santander, is known for its low acidity and bitterness, similar to Indonesia's Mantenin. (this phenomenon may be due to the decrease in acidity in Kansai at a lower altitude.)

The producing area of boutique coffee beans is mainly in the south, Haida is more than 1500 meters, and there are many volcanoes, creating many well-known boutique producing areas, including Cauca, Huila, Meta, Tolima, Nari?o and so on. The main flavor is caramel aroma, with delicate berry aroma and sour aroma, and obvious sweetness!

Production area introduction

Medellin (Spanish: Medellin) is the second largest city in Colombia, located in the northern Andes of South America, with a population of 2.28 million in 2008. [1] Medellin is also the core of the Medellin metropolitan area, with a population of more than 3 million, ranking 62nd in the world in 2005.

In the 21st century, with the construction of Medellin subway, industry has been developed, safety and education have also been improved, and internationalization has made it a tourist city. The Medellin metropolitan area accounts for 67 per cent of GDP in Antioquia and 11 per cent of the national economy.

Colombia is the second largest coffee producer in the world. The province of Antioquia (Antioquia) is located in north-central Colombia. It grows 126000 hectares of coffee and produces 2000000 bags (60kgs/bag) of coffee beans, accounting for 18 per cent of Colombia's output, second only to Huila. Most of the province is alpine terrain belonging to the Andes, but it is blown by the warm Caribbean sea breeze. Medellin, the provincial capital, is the second largest city in Colombia and an important coffee producing area in Colombia.

Medellin is located in the mountains of northern Colombia, with an elevation of 1500 feet. The fertile soil and abundant rainfall have created the high concentration of Medellin beans. All of them are harvested manually and washed with water, so that Medellin beans have a unique aroma of tea and caramel, with dried aromas of nuts, wood, wheat, licorice and caramel, and citrus fruit, sweet and sour berries, sweet caramel, wheat tea and sweet sweet aftertaste.