Selected high-grade rose summer coffee flavor tasting guide Why Panama rose summer has the aroma of flowers and fruits

Recently, an elderly customer came to the Qianjie store and wanted us to recommend a popular hand-brewed single-piece coffee. So Qianjie chose a rose summer from the Poquet region of Panama and gave it to him. But when he took the first sip, he shouted: "Is this coffee? Why doesn't it smell like coffee? "After hearing this, Qian Jie had to smile awkwardly but politely: " Yes, it's coffee ~."

Readers who often browse Qianjie articles should know that rose summer refers to a coffee variety. It originated from Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. After continuous screening, it came to Central and South America. It became famous in Panama in 2004 and became popular in the consumer market because of its iconic flavor.

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Thanks to Panama's unique terroir conditions and the foresight of Emerald Manor, the tall and thin rose summer coffee trees were planted in high-altitude areas, and finally produced high-quality coffee with floral citrus and sweet scent, successfully becoming one of the best Panamanian Coffee Competition, and rose summer became a hit.

As a popular variety today, Rose Summer has many titles such as "Sky-priced Coffee","Hermes in Coffee", and "Top Coffee Industry", especially Panama Rose Summer, which is also the most expensive style in many cafes. Therefore, it is often ridiculously called "Guixia", so where is it "expensive"?

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At first, the price of Panamanian rose summer coffee on the market was not too expensive, but as it won prizes time and time again, more and more people were amazed by its delicious taste, scarcity, high-grade and other buffs. Continuously superimposed, and then with the support of various auction mechanisms, the price of this variety continued to soar, so today it has the title of "sky-high price coffee", and realizing the freedom of rose summer has become the wish of countless coffee makers.

In order to satisfy everyone's "rose summer addiction," some raw bean merchants have launched varieties dominated by rose summer. For example, the Qianjie Flower Butterfly is composed of 70% rose summer and 30% Kadura and Kaduai. The purpose is to allow everyone to taste the unique citrus sweet charm of Panama rose summer at an affordable price.

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However, Panama rose summer is so expensive, but many people are still willing to pay for it because of its unique flavor. So, what exactly is "rose summer flavor"? Why doesn't Rose Summer taste like coffee?

Many times, the public's first impression of coffee is generally the mellow tonality of nuts, cocoa, and chocolate. This is the caramelization reaction caused by medium-deep baking degree. In layman's terms, it is a bitter feature, such as the herbal flavor of Qianjie Mantelin, the Nutty flavor of Qianjie Brazilian Cirado, and the sweet flavor of Qianjie Cymbidium... these flavors are all what we consider to be "coffee flavor."

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Different from the traditional "coffee flavor", rose summer has a sweet and complex aroma, which can make people think of fresh flowers and various fruits, as well as the tea-like taste, instantly breaking people's impression of "coffee has only bitterness." For example, when tasting the green label rose summer at Qianjie Jade Estate, you can smell the pleasant aroma of coffee flowers, cream, yellow lemon, and grapefruit. As the temperature gradually drops, there are clear citrus, peach, honey, melon, and sucrose flavors at the entrance, mixed with the sweetness and caramel finish of green tea.

The generation of rose and summer flowers depends partly on the variety itself, planting conditions, picking and post-processing, and the other part is the assurance of baking.

According to previous studies, high-quality Panamanian rose coffee beans are rich in various terpene compounds such as linalool, terpinene, and limonene. These compounds will be converted into volatile aroma compounds during the baking process, and then when drinking, they stimulate our senses when we smell flowers or taste certain delicacies.

Most of the rose summer coffees we see on the market will be controlled within moderate roasting, because from the perspective of roasting alone, usually light to moderate roasting can retain the fragrance of flowers, and they tend to have a soft sweet and sour feeling and delicate texture, making it easier to feel the aroma of flowers and fruits when tasting.

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