Coffee review

Characteristics of coffee producing areas in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Introduction to the flavor of Brazilian Hirado coffee.

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, The state of Minas Gerais (Minas Gerais) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Minas Gerais has some of the highest mountains in the country, providing the elevation needed to grow coffee. Coffee produced on behalf of the state of Minas Gerais often holds 70 per cent of the medals in the annual COE Cup in Brazil. Cerrado with no bitterness,

The state of Minas Gerais (Minas Gerais) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Minas Gerais has some of the highest mountains in the country, providing the elevation needed to grow coffee. Coffee produced on behalf of the state of Minas Gerais often holds 70 per cent of the medals in the annual COE Cup in Brazil.

Syracuse

Cerrado is not bitter or sour. It became one of the famous coffee at that time. The word Cerrado means tropical grass garden, and although it can be used to refer to the prairie that stretches through Brazil, it is used in coffee to refer to the Cerrado district in the western state of Minas Gerais. This area is a relatively new coffee producing area, mostly large-scale and mechanically harvested coffee plantations, with more than 90% of coffee plantations covering an area of more than 10 hectares.

■ altitude: 850-1250m

■ harvest period: may to September

■ flavor: flowers, sweet nuts, citric acid, sweet oil, sugarcane, long-lasting sweetness

Minas Shapada

Minas Shapada (Chapada De Minas) is located to the north compared to other producing areas in southern Brazil. Coffee was grown in the late 1970s and the yield was small because of the flat terrain and some producers used mechanical farming.

■ altitude: 800m-1100m

■ harvest period: may to September

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