A brief introduction to the flavor, taste and aroma characteristics of Honduran coffee beans

The term "fine coffee" was first put forward by Ms. Knudsen of the United States in Coffee and Tea magazine. At that time, Ms. Knudsen, as a coffee buyer of B.C. Ireland in San Francisco, was very dissatisfied with the neglect of the quality of raw coffee in the industry, and even some big roasters mixed a large amount of Robesda beans in the comprehensive beans, so she put forward the concept of fine coffee to advocate the improvement of the quality of the industry. This term is used to describe coffee beans with distinctive flavor characteristics that grow in a special environment. Its use in international coffee conferences makes it spread rapidly.

In fact, according to Ms. Knudsen, people started drinking fine coffee, but later, due to the growing demand for coffee, the discovery and use of new coffee varieties led to the decline of coffee quality. later, people even began to dislike this bad coffee and began to turn to other drinks. In this case, Ms. Knudsen re-made people realize the value of boutique coffee, which led to a boutique coffee boom. In the United States, there are enterprises and stores in pursuit of boutique coffee represented by Starbucks. The market for boutique coffee is also growing. In the 1990s, with the rapid increase of boutique coffee retailers and cafes, boutique coffee has become one of the fastest growing markets in the catering service industry, reaching $12.5 billion in the United States alone in 2007. Now boutique coffee has become the fastest growing coffee market. Coffee producing and importing countries around the world are aware of the great potential of the boutique coffee market, and continue to make efforts to the production and production of boutique coffee.

The granules of coffee beans in Honduras are large in shape, uniform in size and glossy in color. In order to facilitate harvesting, farmers will prune the coffee trees to no more than 150 centimeters, because if they grow too high, they have to set up ladders to pick, which is not only time-consuming, but also may damage the trees by bending branches. As the ripening period of each fruit of coffee beans is different, in order to maintain the good quality of coffee beans, it is necessary to pick them manually, and then select the ripe fruits. For coffee fruits of the same branch, it often takes several weeks to harvest them all. Honduras produces two kinds of coffee of very good quality, which are highly respected by coffee lovers. One is "Highland Coffee", which grows at an altitude of 1000 to 1500 meters, and the other is "selected Highland Coffee", which represents the highest level of Honduras, which grows at an altitude of 1500 to 2000 meters. Most of the Honduran coffee is exported to the United States and Germany: it has a good flavor, rich and mellow, and suitable for mixed drinking. Honduran coffee bean Honduras, the most obvious feeling is relatively soft and thick, occasionally feel a little sweet The acidity is low, and in the coffee producing areas of Central America, Honduran coffee is famous for its black berry flavor and caramel sweetness, with medium thickness, and even black pepper and cut tobacco in some batches of coffee. Duras is located in the north of Central America, the Caribbean Sea to the north, the Gulf of Fonseca in the Pacific Ocean to the south, Nicaragua and El Salvador to the east and south, and Guatemala to the west, mostly mountains and plateaus. It has a tropical climate, mild temperature and abundant rainfall, so it is an ideal place for coffee growth.

For coffee production, the geographical conditions of Honduras are no less than those of its neighboring coffee-producing countries such as Guatemala and Nicaragua. There are 280000 hectares of coffee plantations in Honduras, mainly small coffee plantations, most of which are less than 3.5ha. These coffee plantations account for 60% of the total coffee production in Honduras.

In the coffee garden, because the planting area belongs to the mountain area, people pick coffee beans by hand, and then process them carefully in order to produce better quality coffee beans. Honduras collects 3 million bags of coffee every year and provides you with multi-quality coffee. Now it has become one of the top ten coffee exporters in the world.

High-quality coffee in Honduras uses water washing to deal with coffee beans, usually after soaking, when the defective fruit will surface, it can be discarded first. Then put the good fruit into the fruit peeling machine and peel off the peel with the rotating force of the machine. Peeled fruits are screened by machines to select fruits of high quality. Usually the bigger the fruit, the better the maturity. Coffee in Honduras is dried in the sun, so there is always a hint of fruit in the taste. The granules of Honduran coffee beans are large, uniform in size and uniform in color. In order to facilitate harvesting, farmers will prune the coffee trees to no more than 150 centimeters, because if they grow too high, they have to set up ladders to pick, which is not only time-consuming, but also may damage the trees by bending branches. As the ripening period of each fruit of coffee beans is different, in order to maintain the good quality of coffee beans, it is necessary to pick them manually, and then select the ripe fruits. For coffee fruits of the same branch, it often takes several weeks to pick them all.

The granules of coffee beans in Honduras are large in shape, uniform in size and glossy in color. In order to facilitate harvesting, farmers will prune the coffee trees to no more than 150 centimeters, because if they grow too high, they have to set up ladders to pick, which is not only time-consuming, but also may damage the trees by bending branches. As the ripening period of each fruit of coffee beans is different, in order to maintain the good quality of coffee beans, it is necessary to pick them manually, and then select the ripe fruits. For coffee fruits of the same branch, it often takes several weeks to pick them all.

High-quality coffee in Honduras uses water washing to deal with coffee beans, usually after soaking, when the defective fruit will surface, it can be discarded first. Then put the good fruit into the fruit peeling machine and peel off the peel with the rotating force of the machine. Peeled fruits are screened by machines to select fruits of high quality. Usually the bigger the fruit, the better the maturity. Coffee in Honduras is dried in the sun, so there is always a hint of fruit in the taste.

Honduran coffee has a rich and mellow taste, taste is not astringent, not sour, mellow and aroma are very high, quite personality. Honduran coffee can lead to multiple levels of flavor depending on the degree of roasting. Moderate baking can maximize the sweetness of beans, while deep baking increases bitterness, but sweetness does not disappear. Generally speaking, medium roasting has the best taste, has rich and unique aroma, and is favored by coffee lovers in Honduras.

Honduras produces two kinds of coffee of very good quality, which are highly respected by coffee lovers. One is "Highland Coffee", which grows at an altitude of 1000 to 1500 meters, and the other is "selected Highland Coffee", which represents the highest level of Honduras, which grows at an altitude of 1500 to 2000 meters. Most Honduran coffee is exported to the United States and Germany.

This batch of Holy Rose processing Plant (Beneficio Santa Rosa), from the Holy Rose place in the western province of Columbine, is a small cooperative of the local community, established in 2005 and supported by a non-profit organization, TechnoServe, to provide production technology and poverty eradication. The cooperative established a Mejoramiento Agra í cola Sostenible (MAS) assistance program to support 6000 families of small coffee farmers and provide technical assistance with the aim of producing high quality coffee beans. Coffee is planted from 1500 to 2000 meters above sea level. The main varieties of coffee are Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon and Pacas and Typica. Flavor reference: sweet, cream, brown sugar, melon sweet, mint, caramel milk. The acidity of the fruit is not obvious, it is layered and has a strong sweet taste of caramel. The aroma is harmonious, the flavor is rich, the flavor is sweet, warm and smooth rainforest alliance RFA (Rainforest Alliance) certification

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Tropical rain forest certification

Rainforest Alliance RFA (Rainforest Alliance) certification refers to a farm that meets the standards set by the Rainforest Alliance, which protects the farm and its surrounding ecosystem, imposes some restrictions on the use of pesticides, and evaluates benchmarks such as waste management. Only coffee that has been evaluated and certified can be called "Rainforest Alliance certified coffee". Among them, the certification benchmark for coffee stipulates that traditional farming methods cultivated in the shade of primary forests are adopted, which are beneficial to the protection of the ecosystem. Some of the proceeds from the alliance are also used for the protection of wildlife in tropical rainforest animal reserves and the improvement of workers' lives.