Where are the Three Major Coffee Growing Regions and Does Costa Rican Coffee Feature Honey-like Sweetness

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Latin America

Balanced, moderate acidity, and mellow flavor

The overall flavor profile of Latin American coffee is characterized by balance, where all flavor characteristics can be found in Latin American coffee. The widespread use of wet processing methods for green beans is also one of the distinctive features of Latin American coffee. This quality processing results in beans that are larger and more uniform compared to African coffee, with a lower defect rate.

Representatives: Colombian coffee, Costa Rican coffee, Panamanian coffee

African Coffee

Charming fruit acidity

African coffee is generally characterized by its rich aroma and charming fruit acidity. Its bright acidity is lively and invigorating, but African coffee often tends to be somewhat thin in body, with sweetness that is not particularly prominent. Due to drought and water scarcity in Africa, sun-drying methods are commonly used for processing green beans. The beans are often not uniform in appearance and have a higher defect rate.

Representatives: Kenyan coffee, Ethiopian coffee

Asian Coffee

Deep flavor and rich body

Asian coffee green beans are typically processed using wet or semi-wet methods. The green beans are mostly uniform in size, though semi-wet processed beans tend to have a darker color. Asian coffee is generally characterized by its rich flavor profile, with strong and rounded sweetness, but its aroma and brightness tend to be somewhat subdued.

Representatives: Sumatra Mandheling, Yunnan China, Bali coffee

High-quality Costa Rican coffee is known as "Strictly Hard Bean" (SHB), which can grow at altitudes above 1,500 meters. Costa Rican coffee beans are full-bodied, with ideal acidity and unique, intense aroma. Costa Rica uses the honey processing method, where coffee green beans are dried with their mucilage intact, resulting in sweet, candied-like flavors.

Knowledge point: Coffee from different origins has its own unique flavor characteristics, but coffees from the same major growing region tend to share certain commonalities.

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