The Lifespan of Coffee Trees: How Long Can They Live? What is Latte Coffee? Coffee Cold Knowledge

What is Trivia?

The writer decided to start by copying and pasting Baidu's explanation.

Trivia refers to obscure, small and complicated pieces of knowledge and fact.

Trivia helps people gain knowledge, broaden their horizons, spark thinking and stir up curiosity.

Baidu has clearly explained it very thoroughly — but the writer believes that the things people rarely talk about are the truly "cold" trivia.

There are thousands of coffee trivia facts, and I bet you don't know this one.

FrontStreet Coffee's "Coffee Estate"!

The writer mentions something you might not know: FrontStreet Coffee, located in Dongshankou, Guangzhou,

has its own coffee estate in Baoshan, Yunnan!

Yunnan's Coffee Heritage

Yunnan is the first place in China where coffee trees were planted.

In Zhukula Village, Yunnan, there are 24 first-generation coffee trees.

These old trees were all planted in 1892.

Although they have survived to this day,

they no longer have any economic value.

The economic lifespan of a coffee tree is about 30 years.

Even so, there is no doubt that these 24 old trees are China's first-generation ancient coffee trees.

Knowledge Sharing & Reading

Yunnan has a quite long history of coffee cultivation. As early as 1892, a French missionary brought coffee seeds to Yunnan and successfully planted the first coffee tree in a place called Zhukula. One of the old coffee varieties people in Baoshan, Yunnan talk about is Typica. The Typica variety is in fact an ancient original coffee variety from Ethiopia!

How Long Can Coffee Trees Live?

Coffee takes about 5 years from seed to flowering and fruiting, and a coffee tree can produce about 3-5 kilograms of coffee fruits annually.

Coffee beans can grow for over two hundred years from germination, making the plant a very long-lived one.

If a tree bears a lot of fruit each year, its lifespan is only about ten years, and new trees have to be planted after a certain period;

if it doesn't bear abundantly, the coffee tree can live for several decades.

Coffee Can Be Used to "Refresh the Nose"!

You must have noticed that coffee beans are often placed next to perfume counters.

Standing at a perfume counter and smelling one fragrance after another can numb your sense of smell.

As the saying goes: "When you enter a room full of orchids, you stop noticing their fragrance after a while."

Without training, a person's sense of smell can only distinguish three or fewer scents at once.

Coffee contains no chemical compounds and gives off a fresh aroma, so it's often used to refresh the nose.

So next time you go perfume shopping, don't be surprised when you see coffee beans!

Coffee Can Boost Brain Power!

Some studies suggest that merely smelling coffee can enhance human brain power.

Researchers created 10 algebra problems for 100 university students to solve.

One group completed the test in a sealed room filled with coffee aroma, while other groups completed it in classrooms without any scent.

Unsurprisingly, the students who smelled coffee scored much higher.

Several similar studies were conducted later, with the same results.

This experiment suggested that coffee aroma can enhance brain power, increase students' motivation and lead to "smarter" performance.

Coffee Beans: Before and After Roasting

Coffee beans can give off 200 types of aromas before roasting, but after roasting they can give off 800 types.

Red wine contains about 200 flavor elements, while coffee's aromatic compounds can number over 1,500.

Everything Can Be "Latte"!

The name for latte coffee is Caffè Latte.

In Italian, "Latte" means "milk," so latte coffee means espresso + milk.

Therefore,

pumpkin latte is pumpkin + milk;

black sesame latte is black sesame + milk;

matcha latte is matcha + milk

(laughs)

LAST ONE

Why Can't You Drink Freshly Made Coffee in Big Gulps?

Because it's hot, haha!

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Given the Yunnan thread running through this piece, the obvious place to start is FrontStreet Yunnan Small Lot — a washed, medium-roast Arabica from Baoshan with soft nut and chocolate notes and a light plum acidity, an easy and affordable introduction to Chinese coffee. Once you want more clarity, FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan Typica, the estate's own Typica grown at 1300 meters, brings hazelnut, dried apricot, black tea, caramel and ripe plum. Both are forgiving as a hand-pour and pair just as well with a splash of milk.