What Flavors Does Coffee Have? Introduction to Mexico's Veracruz Coffee Region

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FrontStreet Coffee - Introduction to Mexican Veracruz

Mexico's connection with coffee began after 1790. Unlike other coffee-producing countries that engage in large-scale mass production, Mexico has always maintained the tradition of smallholder farming. After the Mexican Revolution in 1910, agricultural reforms further protected the rights of small farmers. By 1973, the establishment of the Mexican National Coffee Institute (INMECAFE) provided small farmers with technical assistance, loans, guaranteed purchases, and even connections to international markets, leading to a gradual increase in coffee production.

Mexican Coffee Regions

Today, Mexico has nearly 100,000 small-scale farmers, producing 4,000 bags of coffee annually, making it the world's ninth-largest coffee-producing country. Meanwhile, its organic coffee production ranks first in the world. Mexican coffee may seem uncommon in the market, but in reality, Mexico's coffee production ranks fourth globally! Coffee beans are also a very important economic crop within the country.

The coffee beans imported this time come from Chiapas state in southern Mexico, bordering another coffee-producing country, Guatemala, featuring a mild climate and fertile soil. Veracruz is also Mexico's primary coffee-producing region, accounting for 45% of the country's total coffee bean production. Most Mexican coffee undergoes washed processing, and this batch represents the estate's first globally-customized natural-processed beans! Moreover, the flavor is quite excellent.

In the latter half of the 18th century, Spanish immigrants transplanted coffee from Cuba and the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean to Mexico. However, it was Germans and Italians who immigrated from Guatemala and Central and South America to Mexico that truly began coffee cultivation in Mexico. This led to the establishment of the first coffee plantation estate in Mexico's Veracruz.

Coffee from Mexico's Veracruz region is characterized by its very intense special aroma, somewhat reminiscent of over-fermented fruit fragrance. The peaberries from Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost region, offer a mild, delicate texture and a very distinctive aroma.

Light Roast City (Fragrant)

The fruit aroma is abundant and somewhat wild, with acidity not immediately apparent but emerging several seconds after drinking. The oily texture is relatively thin, with the aftertaste gradually appearing at the back of the tongue. It has some aroma and flavor reminiscent of oolong tea.

Medium Roast (General B)

The fruit fragrance after fermentation, with weak fruit acidity, smooth and rounded texture, and a taste of mature tea.

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