Colombia Fine Huilan Coffee Bean Flavor Taste Aroma Description

Coffee history in Colombia began in 1808 when a priest first brought coffee to Colombia from the French Antilles via Venezuela. Since then, the coffee industry has grown rapidly in Colombia, which is now the second largest coffee producer after Brazil and the world's largest exporter of Arabica beans

Colombia's favourable climate provides coffee with a true "natural pasture". Coffee trees in Colombia are mainly cultivated in the Andes mountains, on steep slopes up to 1,300 meters above sea level, where the annual temperature is about 18 degrees Celsius, the annual rainfall is 2000 to 3000 mm, the north latitude is 1 °-11 ° 15, the west longitude is 72 ° -78 °, and the specific altitude range can exceed 2.000 meters. By a particular combination of various factors, latitude, altitude, soil, plant origin of species and variety of coffee making in coffee growing areas of Colombia, climate in coffee growing areas and rain patterns resulting from dual paths of tropical convergence, changing topography throughout the day, luminosity, favorable temperature ranges throughout the year, distribution of moderate and rainwater, and some common cultural practices including selective harvesting and transformation processes, including washing and drying. Very suitable for coffee growth, mild climate, humid air, and can be harvested regardless of season. That's why Colombia coffee is so good. Colombia has three Cordillera mountains running north-south, right into the Andes. Coffee is grown along the highlands of these mountains. The terraces provide a diverse climate, with harvest seasons throughout the year and different types of coffee maturing at different times. And fortunately, unlike Brazil, Colombia doesn't have to worry about frost damage. Colombia has about 2.7 billion recorded coffee trees, 66 percent of which are grown in modern plantations and the rest on small, traditionally run farms. Coffee workers pick coffee beans (also known as coffee cherries) by hand in the mountains, so they can carefully select the most ripe and plump fruits. Most Colombia coffee beans are washed, and after medium roasting, they have a light silky taste and sometimes a little sour taste. They are not as strong as Brazilian coffee and Italian Expresso. They are known as "green gold".

So this time, what I'm going to share with you is a cup of coffee that also comes from a famous producing area in Colombia. It is Huila coffee from Huila region in Colombia. Some bean merchants translate it as "Huilan" or "Wuila" or "Hula", which are actually transliterations of Huila.

Because of the mountainous terrain and the fact that coffee is grown on canyon slopes, Huilan has high altitudes and suitable temperatures for growing quality Arabica beans. The climate of the canyon slope not only prevented the cold wind from blowing in, but also the mountain wind cooled without high temperature, and the rain was abundant. It could be said that it was a unique coffee cultivation place.

Moreover, Colombia coffee workers are all hand-picked coffee beans (also known as coffee cherries) in the mountains, so they can carefully select and pick the most ripe and plump fruits. And most of the coffee beans are washed processing, moderate roast after drinking with a light silky taste, sometimes with a little sour, unlike Brazilian coffee and Italian Espresso taste so strong, in Colombia known as "green gold."

Therefore, Hui Lan planting has a full taste and a heavy texture. Huilan coffee, which has the aroma of nuts, chocolate, caramel and soft pleasant fruit acid, is definitely a fine coffee. It not only has unique geographical conditions, but also has the cultivation of Arabica beans. The manual picking also contributes.

The following is to share with you the process of brewing Hui Lan, beans are bird brother medium deep roast degree Hui Lan, appliance is Harriou V01, chose 1:12 powder water ratio (i.e. 25g coffee powder extract 300ml coffee liquid); Adopt the first fast and then slow hand flushing method, seemingly random, but in fact according to the bean roasting degree, follow the coffee powder good substance release fast and more, choose priority extraction, and then decrease the speed of flushing, reduce the release of defective flavor. And this time the flavors are: nutty, chocolaty, full-bodied, caramel sweet, soft, pleasant acidity with red wine notes. Finally, I hope that such a good coffee can be tasted by more fans. Thank you for reading it.

Speaking of Huilan coffee in Colombia, many people are no stranger to Huilan coffee as the representative of Colombia fine coffee. Saint Augustine is located in southern Colombia. Because of its location on a cliff, the transportation infrastructure is very imperfect. In addition, due to frequent civil wars, the region is one of the areas where theft and robbery in the transportation of coffee beans often occur.