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Dominica Santo Domingo Coffee with a lingering aftertaste

Published: 2024-11-03 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/03, The earliest coffee in Dominica was introduced from Martinique (the overseas province of France), dating back to the early 18th century. Dominica is an island country with a tropical climate. The temperature changes little throughout the year. Except for the lower temperature in the Central Cordillera Mountains, which can reach less than 0 ℃ in winter, the annual average temperature in other areas is between 25 and 30 ℃, which is affected by the mountain topography.

The earliest coffee in Dominica was introduced from Martinique (French overseas department), dating back to the early 18th century. Dominica is an island country with a tropical climate. The annual temperature does not change much. Except for the middle Cordillera mountain area, where the temperature is relatively low and can reach below 0℃ in winter, the annual average temperature in other areas is between 25 and 30℃. Influenced by the terrain of the mountains, the north and east face the northeast trade wind, and the annual precipitation reaches 1500-2500 mm. It belongs to a tropical marine climate. Mountain forest dense, leeward southwest annual precipitation of 500-1000 mm, longer dry season, a tropical savanna climate.

Dominica's mild climate is conducive to coffee cultivation, and the best production areas for coffee are the Barahona region in the southwest and the Cibao Valley in the interior north of Santiago, Dominica's second largest city. The northern region, represented by Ciba, and the southern region, including Ocayabani Santo Domingo, produce fine coffee. Among them, Santo Domingo and Bani produced coffee world-famous, almost synonymous with Domica coffee.

Dominican coffee tastes slightly different according to the altitude of the planting area. Highland coffee is sour, but the taste is rich; lowland coffee is less sour and tastes smoother. Some Dominican estates produce high-quality coffee beans with a rich aroma, rich taste and moderately bright acidity, often compared to the prestigious Puerto Rico or Jamaica beans.

Opening the introduction of Dominican coffee, the most distinctive characteristics are fresh and elegant, full of particles, excellent acidity and pleasant aroma (two colleagues agree with this evaluation). Such flavor characteristics are not only related to varieties and planting soil quality, but also closely related to the picking and processing methods of raw beans.

Dominican coffee selection is the most costly manual way, workers choose the main consideration, one is the fullness of coffee particles, the other is to see whether uniform, according to these conditions to classify the grade, the most full particles of the most uniform coffee beans can represent Dominica's best quality, the best coffee. And only choose washing treatment method, to ensure the high quality and stability of coffee beans, water washing method of coffee beans, taste cleaner, exudes a light fragrance pure and soft, drink can make people feel a faint fruity aftertaste, winding, smooth

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