Introduction to the characteristics of Grade and Flavor of Lanshan No. 1 Coffee Bean

The Blue Mountain Coffee is the oldest Arabica species, the Iron pickup, which is famous for blending it into the Jamaican soil and forming an excellent aroma, thanks to the unique microclimate of the Blue Mountain Mountains. Qianjie believes that Blue Mountain Coffee is a perfect combination of sour, sweet and bitter coffee. With a balanced flavor of dark chocolate, nuts and cream, Blue Mountain Coffee is the most mellow coffee in the world.

Iron pickup on the Blue Mountain

The flavor of Blue Mountain Iron pickup Coffee is so special that it is closely related to the planting place of Blue Mountain. It is said that if you take the trees of Blue Mountain Coffee to Hawaii, you can't grow the flavor of Blue Mountain Coffee. Blue Mountain coffee tastes very clean, and it is one of the sweetest coffees in the world. Jamaica, an island country located in the Caribbean, has been growing coffee since the early 18th century and has a history of nearly 300 years. When Jamaica was still a British colony, the then Jamaican Governor Nicholas Lawes brought back a coffee tree from the Caribbean island of Martinique and began to plant it in St. Andrews.

Iron pickups were introduced to this country by Sir Nicholas Lawes in the 18th century and were soon introduced to the Blue Mountains for cultivation for more than two hundred years. And the blue mountain iron card also adapted to the local island rainforest climate, evolved a stronger disease resistance, in which coffee berry disease will be much stronger than the general tin card. High-quality varieties, planting environment, raw bean quality and treatment methods work together to create a very balanced and harmonious taste of Lanshan Tieka coffee.

The real Blue Mountain Coffee is one of the most advantageous coffee growing conditions in the world. The weather, geological structure and topography of Jamaica provide a unique ideal place. Designated Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee can only be grown in the Blue Mountain area, in Kingston, Jamaica is in the eastern north of the island. The ridge across Yatoujia extends to the east of the island, and the Blue Mountains are more than 2100 meters high. The cool weather, foggy weather and frequent rainfall reconcile the rich land of Rain Water. Here people use mixed planting to grow coffee trees next to banana and avocado trees on terraces.

It is said that the higher the altitude, the better the flavor of the coffee, such as the Panamanian rosy summer coffee. Blue Mountain Coffee is also unusual, the Blue Mountain Mountains are very uneven, and the process of harvesting is very difficult (coffee harvesting is almost entirely female). Their coffee trees are on rugged hillsides, and the picking process is so difficult that non-local skilled female workers are simply unable to do it. It is very important to choose the right ripe coffee beans when picking. Immaturity or ripeness will affect the quality of the coffee.

And of all the coffee beans, only the Blue Mountain coffee beans are filled in buckets, and there is a green water frog logo on the bucket. What does it mean? Qianjie told everyone: blue Mountain Coffee is the only coffee producing area that uses buckets to hold raw beans, and other producing areas use sacks. And the green water frog represents the rainforest alliance. The Rainforest Water Frog logo means that Clifton Manor meets the Sustainable Agriculture system Standards and is certified by the Rainforest Alliance Rainforest Alliance.

The Blue Mountain purchased on Qianjie is the highest grade of Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee, which is collected from the 910m ~ 1700 m iron pickup trees in the historic Clifton Manor area. Raw beans need to meet the specifications of more than 17 mesh, the proportion of defective beans can not exceed 2%, the moisture content is about 10-12.5%, and the cup test has the right sour, sweet, bitter, mellow and fragrant.

Clifton Manor

Clifton Manor, one of the Tropical Rain Forest Alliance certified estates, is the oldest manor in Jamaica. Clifton Manor's Blue Mountain production dates back to the mid-18th century (roughly around 1750) and was handled by the current master, the Sharp family, in 1978. Clifton Manor relies on the scenic Clifton Hills, the coffee planting and raw bean processing fields fall at an average of 4300 feet (1310.64 meters), sufficient altitude, daytime mist, plenty of sunshine, rainfall, and mineral-rich planting soil, provide good growth conditions for coffee trees and delay the ripening time of coffee cherries, giving the fruit plenty of time to form more aromatic compounds. Coffee grows on rugged hillsides and is very difficult to pick. During the spring harvest season, the Sharp family arranges skilled workers to go up the mountain to harvest coffee fruits with the right maturity.

After the Sharp family took over Clifton Manor, it began with the transformation of the wild jungle on the farm, followed by the introduction of various treatment equipment and investment in solar power plants, sewage treatment plants and BMCP treatment plants. As the only coffee farm with the logo of "tropical rain forest", every link of the park adheres to the concept of environmental protection. The raw bean treatment water is used for agricultural irrigation, and the peel is fermented into organic fertilizer for flower culture.

Treatment of blue mountain coffee beans

Clifton Manor puts the harvested fresh fruit in a pool, uses flotation to separate ripe and immature beans, and then uses the water in the conveyor belt to send ripe coffee cherries into and peel off. Then put the coffee beans with mucus and amniotic membrane into the pool to ferment, after mucus fermentation, use the agitation of water to remove the mucus residue, and then dry the clean coffee beans with amniotic membrane, reach a certain moisture content of 11-12%, and then send them to the BMCP treatment plant for one month. This step is for the ripening of coffee flavor and the stability of internal structure and water activity.

The so-called classic Blue Mountain flavor, with strong chocolate, baked nuts and other aromas, soft acidity and mellow taste. In order to restore the classic taste, Qianjie baker chooses medium-depth baking to highlight the baking aroma while retaining part of the acidity. Through the cup test, Qianjie tasted Lanshan No.1 with sour, sweet, fragrant, bitter, mellow and other balanced taste, so Qianjie barista also worked out the corresponding cooking ideas according to this flavor.

Parameters for brewing Blue Mountain Coffee in Qianjie:

For the brewing of coffee, Qianjie has always believed that the freshness of coffee beans is an important link that affects the flavor of coffee. The coffee beans shipped in Qianjie are all roasted within 5 days, because Qianjie is well aware that the freshness of coffee beans has a great impact on the flavor. The purpose of Qianjie roasting is "freshly roasted coffee", so that every guest who places an order is the freshest coffee when he receives it. The bean cultivation period of coffee is about 4-7 days, so when the guest gets it, it is the time when the flavor is the best.

Of course, there are also some customers who need help grinding powder in front of the street, which does not matter, but Qianjie should be warned: if the coffee beans are ground in advance, there is no need to raise beans. Because in the process of transportation, the pressure caused by carbon dioxide in the package can also make the coffee flavor mellow, so the coffee powder can be brewed as soon as it is received. But the coffee powder needs to be brewed in time, because the coffee powder oxidizes more quickly after contact with the air, that is to say, the flavor of the coffee will dissipate more quickly, so the flavor of the coffee is not so good. Therefore, Qianjie suggests buying whole beans, grinding and flushing now, so that we can better taste the flavor of coffee.

The taste and flavor of Blue Mountain Coffee and Manning Coffee tend to be mellow, so in roasting, Qianjie chooses medium-to-deep roasting to highlight the nutty, cocoa and caramel aromas of coffee beans. Better alcohol thickness can be obtained by using KONO filter cup.

Now the KONO filter cup is moist, which can make the filter paper and coffee filter cup fit better. Put 15g coffee powder into the water in the sharing pot at the same time, steam with 30g water for 30s, then start injecting water around the center with small water flow for 30s, until 125g begins to segment, wait until the coffee powder layer drops to half the position of the filter cup and start to inject the second stage with the same method, until 225g, and then the filter cup can be removed after all the dripping is completed. From the beginning of water injection, the extraction time is 2: 39. Next, pick up the whole cup of coffee and shake it well, then pour it into the cup and taste it.

The flavor of Qianjie washed Blue Mountain Coffee is dark chocolate, rich nutty flavor, creamy smooth taste, sweet and sour balance. Blue Mountain Coffee combines all the advantages of coffee, so this is the most balanced coffee. Qianjie believes that each type of coffee has its own characteristics, but also represents the flavor characteristics of each producing area. Tasting more coffee from different producing areas will reflect the local customs and customs of different producing areas. In front of the street, there are more than 50 kinds of coffee beans from different producing areas, which can give everyone a complete experience of coffee!

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