Introduction to the characteristics of coffee flavor and taste in Dominica Santo Domingo coffee producing area

In the early days, the Spanish island was the main colony of the Spanish in the New World. After the Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire, they began to focus on the American continent and gradually ignored Hispaniola. [3]

In 1586, Captain Drake of England led a fleet to attack Santo Domingo, but was stationed

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The Spanish troops repelled. Between 1605 and 1606, towns on the west coast of Hispaniola were often plundered by pirates, causing most of the local population to move inland. [3]

At the beginning of the 17th century, when French, Dutch and British pirates were operating in the west of Hispaniola, France began to allow farmers and merchants to gradually colonize the western part of the Spanish island, which was blocked by mountains on the island. It didn't attract the attention of the Spaniards in the east. [3]

In 1677, about 4,000 French lived in 11 villages in the west of the island. In 1697, France and Spain ceded the western part of the island to France according to the Leswick Treaty of the Alliance War, formally recognizing French sovereignty over Haiti in the western part of the Spanish island, and the eastern part of the Spanish island was called East Santo Domingo. With the continuous development of French agricultural economy on the island of Hispaniola and the introduction of African slave farming, Haiti became a very productive French colony at the end of the 18th century, when the population of Haiti reached more than 500,000. At this time, blacks accounted for nine out of every ten Haitians, making up the majority race. The population of the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo in the southeast is 150000, and the proportion of population between the two places is quite disparate.

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, 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.

Dominica-White Beach and Black 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. 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.

Dominica-White Beach and Black Coffee

Turning to the introduction of Dominican coffee, the most distinctive features are fresh and elegant, full of particles, excellent acidity and pleasant flavor (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 handling of raw beans. Coffee in Dominica is selected by the manual method with the highest cost, and workers mainly consider the fullness of coffee granules and the uniformity of coffee granules. According to these conditions, the coffee beans with the fullest and most uniform grains can represent the best quality in Dominica. The finest coffee. 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 aroma, which can make people feel a faint fruity aroma and a winding aftertaste. Smooth and smooth