Arabica
Nowadays, most estate coffee cultivars is derived from Arabica. Though Arabica doesn't produce as much as other cultivars, it tasted far greater than others. However, depending on which country coffee beans is grown, flavor of Arabica differs a lot.
Then, here is the country.
Yirgacheffe ( Ethiopia)
A coffee region in Ethiopia, known for wide variety of aroma, ranging from jasmine, orange, strawberry. There are two types of it, dry processed and wet processed (日曬&水洗), the former fruity, the latter clean-cup, more acid, floral.
Geisha ( Panama )
It is expensive but great coffee, winner of each year coffee contest, known for orange aroma. It is reported that Don Holly, a quality control manager of SCAA, said he was the least religious person in the contest, and when he tasted the coffee, he saw the face of God in a cup. So. YOU MUST TRY IT >"<
Geisha ( Columbia)
To compete with Panama, Columbia introduced Geisha. Because climate of Columbia is different from Panama, and there are many volcanoes in Columbia, the Geisha in Columbia has peppermint aroma.
Kenya
Kenya is known for bright, unique acidity. Maybe due to unusual coffee cherry process, though some people don't like acidity of coffee, Kenya is really attractive.
Blue Mountain ( Jamaica)
It is very famous in Japan and Taiwan, known for clean-cup, balance, Extremely Expensive. I've not tried yet, and some people said there are many good choice besides expensive blue mountain.
It is magical that the same coffee beans planted in different areas have many kinds of features. No wonder that coffee is so charming and becomes people's favorite beverage around the world.
ReplyDelete(BTW, I browsed the history of coffee. Its origin is interesting!)
There are many versions of origin. But it is not important, how coffee tastes is important XDDD ( I am addicted
ReplyDeleteI think it is impossible for me to distinguish the subtle difference between those kind of coffees. maybe i will try to find out these differences.
ReplyDeleteThe reason why I want to write these is letting you know what this terms means when walking into a coffee shop.
DeleteI know it has past the deadline, though I really regret of losing the chance to reply to your posts. XD
ReplyDeleteI wonder whether it's weather that influences the aroma of coffee, however, does two region which have similar climate produce similar coffee?
Besides, what makes coffee gain ORANGE favor? It sounds so interesting!
By the way, it's really exaggerating for that guy to say he saw the face of God by drinking coffee...XD
It remains a question how climate influences coffee. During the process of coffee, some chemicals will change into chemicals found in fruits, and thus we can find orange flavor. Like I mentioned, Geisha is very.... interesting, its aroma complex. Actually, I didn't see any light that appears when God is there....... ( that's why I am here talking to you (?
ReplyDeleteWell, maybe someday you can do some research about what actually influences coffee's aroma.
DeleteUm, perhaps that coffee was fatal, so the dude who claimed he'd seen God just because he was closing to death. (?)