What kind of coffee is suitable for newcomers? how to choose individual coffee for newcomers?

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Qianjie-A guide to the selection of novice individual coffee

"single origin" is a widespread term, usually interpreted simply as from a single producer, a single crop, or a region of the same country of origin. On the other hand, "single manor" and "single producing area" represent that the coffee comes from the same manor, processing plant or cooperative, and then the buyer can see the name of the producing area, specific producing area or manor where the coffee is grown. It is even a micro-producing area (a specific variety in a particular manor).

However, this does not entirely represent the meaning of individual products, such as SCAE's Andra Vlaicu said: "the most important thing about single coffee is that it can be traced back to the source, you can know exactly where the coffee comes from, it is a single product rather than a mixed formula." Usually of higher quality, you can see the resumes of the production of specific estates, and the flavor of these coffees is as it should be, with the characteristics of specific coffee grown in a particular area.

Individual coffee is a kind of beans with personality. In general, boutique cafes will have 3-5 or more individual coffee beans for you to choose from:

Usually priority can be selected: African beans, American beans, or Asian beans represent: Mantenin (bitter), Yega with citrus flavor (sour), Costa Rican honey treatment (sweet)

Then, you can have a brief understanding of several common beans: if you like some sour beans, choose Kenya and Yejasuefei, and choose Blue Mountains and Mantenin if you like to be mellow. There are also some sweet beans, such as Rosa, with floral and sweet potato flavors.

Colombia, Nicaragua, Brazil-chocolate, nuts, caramel

Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda-sweet, sour, nutty, lemon, sometimes sour

India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea-botanical, spicy, salty

Coffee beans are mainly produced in Africa, Central and South America, Asia and the island region. African beans have the sweet and sour aromas of orange, berries and sugarcane, and the common ones are beans from Yegashifi and Sidamo. The flavor of Central and South American beans is well-behaved. Most Panamanian beans have jasmine fragrance, nectar-like sweetness and bright sour fruit. Costa Rica is soft and sour, with a hint of chocolate nuts. Asian beans and island flavor, mellow thickness than Central and South American beans and African beans, mostly medium and deep baking, with low aromas of herbs, pine and spices, and low acidity. Island beans are light and gentle.

Knowledge expansion: among the four treatments, the acidity of water washing is the highest, the sweetness and layering of sun method are better, the honey treatment law is between the two, and the wet planing method is bitter.

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