Introduction to the regional treatment method for the flavor description of Brazilian Minas coffee

Introduction to the regional treatment method for the flavor description of Brazilian Minas coffee

I say so much because many people think that Brazilian coffee is only suitable for office coffee or old people's coffee. Don't define it too early. At this time, I'd like to invite you to have a cup of sweet confluence from Datra Manor. It will definitely break the impression that Brazilian coffee is mediocre in your mind. Just like its name, this coffee has an obvious sense of sweetness that you can't ignore. The sweetness of caramel and the sweetness of maple syrup, in addition to maintaining the balanced and moderate taste of Brazilian coffee, because it is a blend of multiple varieties, it enhances the rich sense of hierarchy and mellow thickness, especially when you can clearly feel a soft but unique acid, which is rare in ordinary Brazilian coffee. And change the weakness that Brazilian coffee has no aftertaste.

It is not easy to talk about the birth of this coffee. In 1974, Brazil's national treasure Datra Manor was founded in the Patrochino region of Serrado in the central and western part of Minas Province. it is a scientific and technological coffee estate group. Its six coffee estates are distributed in the five producing areas of Serrado and Mojiana, and then select the most suitable varieties according to the altitude, climate, soil quality and microclimate of each region, so as to maximize the aromatic substances of each variety. Then after the expert cup test and comparison, it was decided to use the sun or half-sun treatment, in order to draw out the most abundant sweet elves. After 20 years of research and development and cultivation, the sensational "Datra Sweet Collection" has been born under the guardianship of scientists.

Based on the drier climate in Brazil, research units in Brazil have developed a half-sun method to shorten the treatment time. After removing the pulp, the coffee fruit will be exposed to the pectin-coated pods for one to three days, and then machine-dried to a moisture content of 12%, which can be put into a storage container. The Brazilian half-sun method greatly shortens the work time (the traditional sun method takes two to three weeks), also reduces the chance of coffee beans getting a bad smell, and the quality is greatly improved. Moreover, the half-sun method also inherits the advantages of the sun method to improve the sweetness, but reduces the thankless soil flavor, and enhances the fruit aroma and sweetness, so it is most suitable for a single product, so the half-day method has become a necessary "wardrobe" for Brazilian boutique beans and won praise from international coffee experts. The success of the reform has increased the confidence of coffee farm operators. Coffee farms in Brazil will choose solarization, half-sun, washing, half-washing or honey treatment, which is very popular in the boutique coffee industry in recent years, according to the dry and humid climate. To show the best regional flavor. For example, Serrado in the Midwest of Minas, where the humidity is ultra-low, is still mainly in the sun. The manor here believes that as long as the sun is strictly controlled, it can best highlight Serrado's unique nutty flavor and sweetness, while half-sun has become a supporting role in Serrado. The manor in South Minas is the most inclusive, using half-sun, sun and water washing, respectively. Brazil has such a variety of treatment options that it is rare in the world except for coffee in Ethiopia, its hometown.

Since 1999, South Minas is the most successful manor in Brazil's "extraordinary cup" national treasure bean bidding activity, which is the backbone of Brazilian boutique coffee. As for the north-central mausoleum of Minas (Chapada de Minas) is not a boutique producing area, mostly for general commercial beans. To sum up, South Minas, the central and western Mesa of Minas (i.e. Serrado) and the higher forest areas in the southeast can all be called boutique producing areas of Minas province.

In addition, Mogiana in the northeast of Sao Paulo Province (north to South Minas) is also dominated by shaded bourbon, which is ranked as the three major boutique producing areas in Brazil along with Serrado and South Minas. Well-known estates in South Minas include Hope Manor and Montague. The famous "Datra Manor" and "Highland Manor" groups also have several large estates in Serrado and Mojiana. The winning estates of the four cup tests have become the treasures of the town shops of South Minas, Serrado and Mojiana.