Introduction to boutique coffee with rich flavor and taste in Dominica coffee manor

The Dominican Republic is a popular country for travelers. It lives next to Haiti on the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies, Dominica in the west and Haiti in the east. The world's whitest and softest white sand, cool sea breeze from the Atlantic and Caribbean and warm sunshine from the tropics make it a holiday paradise on a par with Maldives and Hawaii. It is the second European colony in the American continent after Greenland. It currently has the oldest Catholic churches, universities, roads and bunkers in America, and its capital, Santo Domingo, is also the oldest city and capital in the Americas.

The Dominican Republic has also experienced a history of unrest and poverty, and now the country has implemented democratic elections and entered a period of stable development, but it has not yet formally established diplomatic relations with China, but has maintained so-called "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan. It seems that this has nothing to do with coffee, but in fact, it still has an impact. The exchanges between the two countries that have not established diplomatic relations are subject to many restrictions in all aspects, of course, it will also affect our coffee trade. Dominica coffee is mainly exported to the United States and a small number of European countries because of its superior quality. In our Chinese mainland, it is rare that Dominica coffee was introduced from Martinique (the overseas province of France). It dates back to the early 18th century. Dominica is an island country with a tropical climate, with little change in temperature throughout the year. Except for the lower temperature in the Central Cordillera Mountains, which can reach less than 0 ℃ in winter, the average annual temperature in other areas is between 25 and 30 ℃, while affected by the mountain topography, the north and east face the northeast trade wind with an annual precipitation of 1500-2500 mm, which belongs to tropical maritime climate. The mountain forest is dense, the leeward southwest annual precipitation is 500-1000 mm, the dry season is long, belongs to the savanna climate.

The temperate climate in Dominica is conducive to coffee cultivation, and the best places to grow coffee are the Barahona region in the southwest and the Cibao Valley north of Santiago, Dominica's second largest city. The northern region, represented by Hibao, and the southern region, including Okayabani Santo Domingo, produce good coffee. Among them, the coffee produced by Santo Domingo and Barney is world-famous and is almost synonymous with domiga coffee.

Coffee in Dominica varies slightly in taste according to the altitude of the region where it is grown, with sour but rich taste in the highlands, and less sour and smoother taste in the lowlands. On the other hand, the high-quality coffee beans produced by some Dominican estates have a rich aroma, mellow taste and moderately bright sour taste, and are often compared with those from Puerto Rico or Jamaica. The most distinctive features of Dominican coffee are fresh and elegant, full of particles, excellent acidity and pleasant aroma (the two colleagues agree with this). Such flavor characteristics are not only related to varieties and soil quality, but also closely related to the picking and treatment of raw beans.

Coffee in Dominica is selected by the most expensive manual method, and workers choose the main consideration, one is the fullness of coffee particles, the other is whether it is uniform, and it is graded according to these conditions. the coffee beans with the fullest and most uniform grains can represent the best and best coffee in Dominica. And only use the washing treatment method to ensure the high quality and stability of the coffee beans. the coffee beans treated with water washing have a cleaner taste and emit a touch of pure and soft fragrance, which can make people feel a faint fruity aroma. the aftertaste is winding, smooth and smooth.

The name Dominica, which originally means "Sunday", was taken by Columbus when he first came to America to discover it, because it happened to be a Sunday. This seemingly random name seems to be far-sighted today, because a good cup of coffee can bring people a relaxed and pleasant mood, isn't that how we yearn for weekends after a busy week?