Introduction to the characteristics of Coffee Bean Flavor description and Taste treatment in Alida Manor, Panama

In addition to the official rainy season, Finca Nuguo Manor also experienced an unusual rainfall (as did La Mula), which Panamanians call "bajareque". The rain was coming so fast from the Atlantic that I even saw clouds like waves covering a corner of the hillside. Standing on the top of the mountain, the second before it was covered by strong sunlight, you could see the clouds sliding slowly between the two slopes, like a blanket. Before you realize what happened, the next second you are already in the bajareque. The cold Rain Water is very small, just like a silver needle, the temperature plummets and almost tingles your skin. Bajareque has caused a lot of trouble for local farmers, but Finca Nuguo Manor's Jos é Gallardo told us: "in a tropical rainforest, trees love the rainy season. The trees in the dry areas are very similar, the leaves are scarce and the ground is dry. But in Nuguo, if you go into the jungle, you will find leaves everywhere. Everything is soft.

Willem Boot, owner of two Panamanian farms Finca Sao í an and Finca La Mula, also grows Rosa Coffee, which is also an award-winning variety. In February 2015, I went to Finca La Mula Manor with the professional manager of Boot, along with my friend Kelly Hartmann, a Panamanian native. In summer in Panama, the climate from January to April is much drier than when I first visited Panama. But Boot reminds me that when you get to the farm, you will find that "dry" is only relative. "this is basically a forest in the clouds, and when the clouds come, the temperature will drop sharply." This is how Boot describes it. We climbed the steep hillside of the manor and passed through the thick fog, which covered everything. Boot told us: "if the cloud period is regular and becomes a regular phenomenon, it shows that it can cause some unique situation for the trees. Especially in the presence of fruit trees, plants will respond to the environment and adjust themselves. When there is no sunlight, the leaves get a higher water supply, and the photosynthesis of the trees is slow, which lengthens the ripening period of cherries, making the flavor stronger, especially in terms of sweetness and acidity. " So will humidity make it more difficult to grow? "it doesn't matter," Boot said. "We want these unique things to happen, and that's what makes them unique."

The thick forest ensures that the clouds can last on the hillside. Under the joint action of trees and clouds, combined with high altitude, so that coffee can grow in a cool and humid environment