Description of Coffee Flavor in Fenghuang Manor, Costa Rica; introduction to the taste characteristics of varieties of grinding degree

In the 1948 general election, the ruling National Republican Party formed an alliance with the people's Vanguard Party and nominated former President Calderon Guardia as the presidential candidate. The National Union Party, which represents the oligarchic forces, elected Urad Blanco as its presidential candidate. The election commission declared Urad Blanco victorious. Picardo accused the election committee operated by the National Union Party of fraud in the election campaign, and the National Republican-controlled Congress declared the election results null and void. The Grand Manor owner Jose Figueres Ferrer led the conservative forces in southern St. Joseph's province to launch a civil war, the worker militia organized by government forces and the people's Vanguard Party was defeated, and Figueres Ferrer seized power and set up a ruling committee. declared the people's Vanguard Party illegal and wantonly suppressed democratic forces from 1940 to 1944, when Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia was president. Under the promotion of the people's Vanguard Party and democratic forces, the Constitution of 1871 was amended and democratic reform was carried out. In 1944, Teodoro Picardo Michaelski was elected president and continued to implement the democratic reform measures of the previous government, promulgating the fiscal law and levying income tax. The democratic reforms of the two governments aroused strong dissatisfaction from the oligarchs and the power of the landowners.

Lajas is also the first manor in Central America to start honey treatment and natural sun treatment. Tanning is a very traditional practice, which uses the least resources, but because there are too many uncontrollable factors, it is very difficult to do well. Francesca has added many innovations, such as using the sugar meter (Brix meter), which is often equipped in the wine industry, to measure the sugar content of the fruit, and to determine the best time and treatment of harvest according to the sugar content of Brix. Only those with more than 20% sweetness will be exposed to the sun. The Brix value of general fruit is 14 for apple, 12 for lemon and 18 for passion fruit, but the coffee cherry in Lajas can reach 21 / 22%.

The natural treatment process of French Sika is quite laborious. The artificially picked high-sugar coffee fruit is first placed in an African viaduct in the sun for about 10 days, and then placed in a plastic-covered greenhouse to create more direct heat and continue to dry. until the water content reaches 11.5%. The slow drying process allows raw beans to develop more natural sweetness from the inside, but it also needs to be taken care of more carefully and constantly turned. In the end, the red cherries turn black, giving off the aroma of fruitcake, black sugar and even sherry. This is the "Perla Negra"!

There are eight Costa Rican producing areas, of which Tarazu, the Central Valley and the Western Valley are recognized as the three best producing areas. Las Lajas is located in the foothills of Sabanilla de Alajuela and Poas Volcano in the Central Valley. Strictly speaking, "Lajas" is actually the name of the Chakon family processing plant. The name of the manor is Finca La Mirella, but bean bakers all over the world are also used to calling it Finca las lajas.