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Flavor description of Salvadoran Coffee beans introduction to the taste of varieties in the manor area

Published: 2024-09-20 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/09/20, El Salvador coffee beans flavor description manor production area varieties taste El Salvador boutique coffee concentrated in the west of Santa Ana and northwest Charantanan fruit volcanic rock producing areas, in recent years, the cup test top 10 almost all from these two producing areas, elevation of about 9-1500 meters, mainly bourbon (68%), followed by Pacas (29%), mixed-race Pacamara

Flavor description of Salvadoran Coffee beans introduction to the taste of varieties in the manor area

El Salvador boutique coffee is concentrated in the volcanic rock producing areas of Santa Ana in the west and Charantanan fruit in the northwest. The top 10 cup tests in recent years almost all come from these two producing areas, with an elevation of about 9-1500 meters, mainly bourbon (68%). Followed by Pacas (29%), mixed-race Pacamara, Dulaai and Kaddura accounted for only 3% overall Salvadoran coffee inherits the mild quality of Sino-American coffee, which is soft, slightly sour and has a beautiful sweetness. At the same time, it also has its own characteristics: the aromatic taste is slightly sour and very soft; it is pure and has no miscellaneous flavor, and the taste balance is excellent; the smooth feeling like cream chocolate is impressive; the dense feeling of coffee in the mouth makes the coffee have a deep taste, and the long aftertaste coffee fields are mostly harvested mechanically to meet the economic benefits. When 75% of the coffee fruit in the coffee garden turns red, mechanical harvesting is started, followed by the same pre-washing operation, which is moved into the sink to remove floating beans, sift out the sunken beans, and then use a large pulp screening machine to dig out the pulp and remove the pods covered with pectin. The next stage is separate from the washing method: the sticky pods do not need to be moved into the tank to ferment, but to the outdoor bean drying farm. Because of the dry climate in Brazil, the sticky pectin on the pods will harden in about a day or so. Then use a large number of manpower to turn up and down, so that the pods dry evenly inside and outside, so as not to return to moisture and stink. For about two to three days, with the help of the natural forces of sunlight and dry climate, the pods can achieve a certain degree of dehydration. Then further dry with a dryer, the water content is reduced to 10.5%, and the pods are stored in a special container for about 10 days to further mature, in order to stabilize the quality, remove the sheepskin (pods) before export, remove the coffee beans, and pack them in grades.

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 the density, the lower the hardness of raw beans, and the poor quality of El Salvador coffee accounts for 40% of the country's exports. Picking time is usually 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. Like other typical island beans, Salvadoran coffee is balanced, soft and good in texture.

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