Introduction to the characteristics of El Salvador coffee boutique coffee bean flavor and manor producing area

El Salvador's domestic topography is mainly mountainous, plateau, volcanic, known as the "country of volcanoes", Santa Ana active volcano 2385 meters above sea level, for the country's highest peak; the north of the country for the Lompa River Valley, the south for the narrow coastal plain El Salvador has a tropical climate, the annual average temperature is 28 ℃; November-April is the dry season, May-October is the rainy season; the coastal and lowland climate is hot and humid, the mountain climate is cool. The annual precipitation in the mountains is more than 1800 mm, and the coastal zone is about 1000 mm. The Salvadoran flag was opened in 1822, was withdrawn in 1865, was restored in 1912, and was restored in 1972.

National flag of El Salvador

National flag of El Salvador

The Constitution of # was officially established as the national flag. The national flag is rectangular, with a ratio of length to width of 335 to 189. From top to bottom, the flag is connected by three parallel equal horizontal rectangles of blue, white and blue, and the central part of the white part is painted with the national emblem. Because El Salvador used to be a member of the former Central American Federation, its national flag is the same color as the original Central American Federal Flag. Blue symbolizes blue sky and sea, while white symbolizes peace.

El Salvador's coffee accounts for 40% of the country's exports, and it is usually picked in November, December and January-March of the following year. The export of raw beans lasts almost all year round. Coffee is produced in seven of the country's 14 provinces, with the largest number in the northwestern provinces of chalatenango and santa ana. El Salvador produces 100% Arabica coffee, 68% of which is bourbon, which usually grows at an altitude of 1062 Mel 1972 meters. On the other hand, El Salvador has a unique mountain, river and plateau, which provides a suitable environment for the growth of bourbon coffee. At the same time, El Salvador's suitable temperature, abundant precipitation and fertile soil are also indispensable natural conditions for breeding high-quality coffee beans. Salvadoran coffee, like other typical island beans, is well-balanced, soft and good in texture.

Central American countries generally distinguish quality grades by altitude, such as Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and other countries. Similarly, El Salvador is graded by altitude. At high altitudes, due to the cold climate and slow coffee growth, the density of raw beans will be higher, the hardness will be stronger, the unique acidity of Arabica will be better, and of course the better the quality will be. Therefore, the higher the altitude of coffee growth, the better the flavor, on the contrary, the lower the altitude, the higher the temperature, the faster the growth rate, the lower density, the lower hardness and the worse quality of raw beans.

Flavor: balanced taste and good texture

Recommended baking method: moderate to deep, with a variety of uses

Top quality beans: El Salvador SHB

Taste characteristics: sour, bitter, sweet mild and moderate.

Salvadoran coffee ranks side by side with Mexico and Guatemala as the producers of Asa and Merdo, and is fighting for the top one or two places in China and the United States with other countries. The highlands of origin are large coffee beans of all sizes, which are fragrant and mild in taste. Like Guatemala and Costa Rica, coffee in El Salvador is graded according to altitude. The higher the altitude, the better the coffee. It is divided into three grades according to elevation: SHB (strictlyhighgrown) = highlands, HEC (highgrowncentral) = mid-highlands, and CS (centralstandard) = lowlands. The best brand is Pipil, which is what the Aztec-Mayan (Aztec-Mayan) called coffee, which has been recognized by the American Organic Certification Society (OrganicCertifiedlnstituteofAmerica).

In addition, the government imposed an additional 15% tariff on exported coffee in 1986, that is, an additional 15% in addition to the existing 30% tax. Taxes, together with unfavorable exchange rates, have greatly reduced the export of coffee and the quality of coffee.

The government finally realized the great role of coffee in the national economy, such as solving employment, earning foreign exchange and developing agricultural production, so it privatized some coffee export industries in 1990, hoping to increase the income rate of coffee in the export market.

Today, this coffee accounts for 40% of the country's exports. The best quality coffee is exported from January to March, and 35% of the extra hard beans are exported to Germany.