Description of the flavor, taste and aroma characteristics of boutique coffee beans in the Equatorial country of Ecuador Coffee Hassanda Manor

In 1978, the Galapagos Islands was declared a "World Natural Heritage site" by UNESCO. The archipelago is known as the "living Museum of Biological Evolution" and "the melting pot of marine life", and Darwin's theory of evolution was inspired by the Galapagos Islands. Most countries in the world are rich in only one kind of coffee beans, while Ecuador is one of the few countries in the world that can produce both Arabica coffee beans and Robusta coffee beans. The Ecuadorian Coffee tasting, sponsored by the Consulate of Ecuador in Guangzhou, was recently held at the Art Cafe in the Guangdong Provincial Museum.

Organic beans, flowers and fruits, caramel smell to the nostrils

According to Ms. Malena, Consul General of the Consulate General of Ecuador in Guangzhou, Ecuador is located in South America, and the equatorial line runs through the country, so it is also known as the "equatorial country". Its superior geographical location, fertile soil and special climatic conditions create a superior natural environment for coffee bean cultivation.

In 1535, Frey Thomas de Belanga of Spain and others stumbled upon the Galapagos Islands. Thomas was born in 1487 on the Douro River in the province of Soria, Spain, and was the fourth bishop of Panama at that time. He was ordered to go to Peru. When his ship set sail from Panama on February 23, under the impact of a strong current, they were taken to the unknown sea, and on March 10, they discovered a small island in the Galapagos Islands. At that time, there were only two days of fresh water left on the ship, and the sailors landed in lifeboats and found a large number of seals, sea turtles, giant tortoises that could carry people, and iguanas that looked like venomous snakes, but they did not find fresh water, so they sailed to another larger island more than 20 kilometers away. As there was still no wind, it took them several days to get there, and the water ran out quickly and they had to starve, including the horses on the boat without grass.

When Thomas and the crew landed on the island, they were frantically looking for water and were so thirsty that they squeezed juice from the fat leaves of the cactus to drink. At last a source of water was found in a rocky gully. Thomas attributed it to the gift of God, because it was good Friday, and they had piously celebrated mass before they set out in search of water. But Thomas will never know that the island they landed on is the only island in the Galapagos archipelago that has plenty of fresh water, today's St. Cristobal Island (Saint Cristobal).

St. Cristobal is a larger island in the Galapagos archipelago. At 410m above sea level, there is a small lake called El.Junco, which forms streams along the rocks and volcanic rocks on the southern slope of the island. Mineral-rich fresh water moistens the land of St. Cristobal, keeping the soil moist and fertile. It provides the most rare conditions for the growth of coffee here.

In 1875, 340 years after Frey Thomas de Belanga discovered the island, a native named Corvus came to St. Cristobal, where he established the Hasunda Coffee Garden and planted about 100 hectares of Arabian bourbon coffee trees. Because the plantation is located between 140m and 275m above sea level and the climate is equivalent to that of inland 915m ~ 1830 m, the unique geographical conditions are very suitable for the growth of high acidity extra hard coffee beans (SHB), so this kind of high-quality coffee has settled down here.

The addition of Gaoshandou to the rose is so amazing.

Mr. Veniso, champion of the 2014 Ecuadorian Coffee Competition, told reporters that some of the Ecuadorian coffee is espresso made from Ecuadorian alpine coffee beans. This coffee comes from a mountain area about 1000 to 2000 meters above sea level and has a mellow taste with aromas and sweetness of fruit, grass and chocolate. Some add mint grass from the Amazon to this espresso. Some add the Ecuadorian rose petals called "Rolls in the Rose" to the espresso. The coffee beans produced in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands are organic coffee beans. Thanks to the unique ecological environment such as volcanic soil and microclimate, coupled with its lack of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, it is recognized as a natural green boutique coffee. This naturally grown coffee tastes mild, with a hint of flowers and fruit and caramel. It is understood that the Galapagos Islands are about 1000 kilometers away from the mainland of Ecuador and are located at the confluence of the eastern Pacific Ocean and the three major ocean currents.