Introduction to boutique coffee with rich and balanced taste and flavor of Bolivian snow vein manor

The middle of the Bolivian national emblem is oval.

There are patterns of sun, mountain peak, bread tree, camel sheep and grain on the round surface. There are ten five-pointed stars in the lower half of the circle, representing the nine provinces that make up Bolivia and the coastal provinces seized by Chile; the top half is written "Bolivia" in Spanish. Three national flags are hung on each side of the oval; behind them are crossed sticks and weapons, symbolizing authority; and on the left, there is a "cap of freedom" at the top of the bar. At the top of the oval is a large vulture called the Condor, symbolizing strength and freedom. Decorated with laurel twigs and olive branches on both sides of the eagle, representing the pride of the country's people in national freedom and their desire to live in harmony with the people of other countries, on January 25, 2009, Bolivia adopted the new constitution with a high approval rating of 61.47%. The new constitution has made hundreds of amendments to the original constitution, mainly as follows: (1) emphasize the nature of the Polish multi-ethnic state, give more rights to citizens, and the government should undertake more obligations. (2) to establish a political system of separation of powers, the Indians paid more attention than before, and proposed to establish a multi-ethnic electoral organ as the fourth kind of state power, in addition to the executive, legislative and judicial organs of power. (3) to change the current system of administrative division and implement a system of autonomy in accordance with the Constitution. (4) the state power plays an important role in the economy, adopting a compound economic model and restricting large real estate and double land leases. (5) with regard to follow-up legislation and future constitutional amendments, if the entire constitution is amended or the fundamental content is involved, it needs to be carried out by the indigenous constitutional assembly with full powers.

Arabica coffee cannot be grown in cold places above 2000 meters above sea level. if the altitude is too high, coffee trees will frost because the temperature is too low. So Bolivian coffee is mainly grown in the Yungas region northeast of La Paz. It borders the Amazon basin and is about 1500-2500 meters above sea level with an average annual temperature of about 10-15 ℃. Therefore, it ensures the suitable temperature for the growth of coffee and protects the coffee plant from frost. In addition, the Bolivian coffee growing area has a distinct dry and wet season and fertile soil, which is a paradise for the development of boutique coffee. Bolivian coffee is usually picked by hand and is mostly processed by washing.

The early Bolivian coffee was of low quality and the market was very poor. Usually the picked coffee fruit is bumped all the way to the processing plant after a simple peeling treatment. Due to the imperfect infrastructure, the traffic is underdeveloped. Coffee farmers have to overcome the rugged mountain road and transport the beans to the higher altitude area of La Paz for washing. If the coffee fruit is not delivered to the processing plant in time, it is easy to ferment and rot on the wet mountain road. As a result, the coffee of good quality has been destroyed.

Bolivia has made a lot of efforts to improve the quality of coffee, stimulate the enthusiasm of coffee farmers and make coffee farmers have a deeper understanding of fine coffee. After the introduction of the COE competition, in the first COE competition held in 2004, there were 13 boutique bean cups with a total score of more than 84 points, and the champion bean score was as high as 90.44 points. In addition, in order to solve the problem of untimely post-processing, a washing treatment plant has also been built in Yanggas area. Let the freshly picked coffee be post-processed as soon as possible to prevent the decline in quality caused by transportation. Coffee farmers are also constantly refining their planting techniques. In short, Bolivia has finally completed a magnificent turn in quality through its own efforts in all aspects.

Bolivia not only has a unique growing environment, but also has an excellent variety of coffee-Typica. In the past two hundred years, the main variety of coffee in Yanggas area is the ancient Tibica. Tibica coffee has a balanced and soft flavor, with lively aroma and rich sour taste. Unfortunately, the low production of Tibika and poor disease resistance have led to low coffee production in Bolivia. There are even fewer opportunities to taste Bolivian coffee. So in order to increase coffee production, Bolivia, like other Central American countries, began to experiment with growing Kaddura and Catuai. Kaddura variety has high yield, high quality, rich sour taste and resistance to leaf rust. Kaduai variety has high yield, strong environmental adaptability and tolerance to diseases and insect pests. Planting these two varieties is expected to increase the yield as much as possible while ensuring the flavor quality.

The overall taste of Bolivian coffee is rich and balanced, the aroma is rich and unique, similar to the mixture of flower and fruit aroma, impressive. The perennial low temperature environment makes the coffee fruit grow slowly, compact enough, the aroma is also charming, the floral aroma is obviously medium and low acidity, but the feeling is not monotonous, on the contrary, it appears soft and fresh, with the sour taste of citrus fruit.

Because Bolivia's production is low, we don't have many chances to drink it. It is precisely because the smaller the output, the more precious it is. Because of my personal preference for Central American coffee, I still have more expectations for Bolivia, a small and beautiful coffee producer.