Front Street Queen Estate Half Sun-Dried Yellow Bourbon Coffee Beans
Brazil Fazenda Rainha COE Natural Yellow Bourbon
Country: Brazil
Roast level: medium roast
Country: Brazil
Level: COE
Origin: Fazenda Rainha
Variety: Yellow Bourbon
Fazenda Rainha (Queen Farm) is located in the Alta Mogiana region of Sao Paulo State (Seo Paulo), north of Sao Paulo City. This estate is very well-known in Brazil and is owned by the Carvalho Dias family. Carvalho Dias has four estates that have won awards every year since the first Brazilian COE competition in 1999. They have won more than 12 awards in 7 years. In 2004, they even won the championship, 9th place, 11th place, etc. There are many large and small estates in Brazil. They have hoped to be shortlisted for the award for many years, but it is difficult to find. The four estates owned by this family have won many awards in consecutive years, and the Queen's Estate (Fazenda) Rainha) has a brilliant record: runner-up in 2000, third runner-up in 2001, 29th in 2005. So far, Queen's Manor has won the award three times. The beans from Front Street Brazilian Queen's Estate Yellow Bourbon are sweet and clean in nature. Sun-drying (or semi-drying) will make the sourness slightly less, but it combines well with sweetness and has a tropical fruit aroma.
Located in the high mountainous area of São Paulo state near the border with Minas, with an altitude of 1,200 to 1,400 meters, the annual rainfall is abundant, reaching more than 1,800 mm, but it does not cause disasters from heavy rains. The average annual temperature is only 19°C. Therefore, the bean seeds grow slightly slowly, but the texture and density are sufficient. Although the yield is small, the aroma and flavor are not comparable to ordinary Brazilian plateau beans. This manor mainly uses bourbon species, and even has old bourbon species that are more than 110 years old.
Hand-washed Front Street Brazilian Queen Manor. 15g powder, medium grinding, v60 filter cup, 88-89 degrees Celsius, first add 30g of water, steam for 27 seconds, inject until 105g of water is cut off, wait for the water volume in the powder bed to drop to half before adding water, slowly add water until 225g of water, no need for the tail section, water to powder ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00
Front Street Queens Estate Coffee Beans
Roast level: medium roast
Treatment method: Sun exposure
Variety: Yellow Bourbon
Manor: Queen's Manor
Flavor: Cream, nuts, chocolate, sugar cane, black tea, smooth and delicate
Queen's Manor Coffee processing system:
Ripe cherry fruits are picked by hand into cloth bags to avoid falling to the ground. The coffee fruits harvested on that day must be sent to the processing field of the manor for semi-sun drying (Pulped Natural), using hand-picked coffee cherries and wrapping them in cloth bags to avoid earthy smell and any improper fermentation smell. When these harvested coffee cherries arrive at the processing site, they are immediately "washed": the coffee cherries are washed clean, and unqualified or dried beans are screened out according to the size of the beans. The qualified beans are screened and continue to peel the flesh (using a pulper machine).
After the pulp has been removed from the coffee cherries, there is still part of the mucilage layer in the sheepskin shell. At this time, these coffee cherries with the mucilage layer are placed on the terrace to dry, and the moisture content is reduced to about 20%. This stage allows the coffee cherries to absorb their own starch content, but there is no full-sun drying method, which cannot control the flavor of the drying process, because these residual sticky starch ingredients (starches) will have a special sweetness, but will not get out of control and become off-fruit taste or musty.
After that, it is sent to the dryer for post-drying, and the moisture content is treated to 11%, and then transported to the warehouse for resting treatment, and then shelled and graded before exporting; this segmented Pulped Natural semi-sun drying method is one of the main reasons for the stable flavor of Queen's Manor. Of course, insisting on using bourbon is the reason why her flavor enjoys a high reputation!
Front Street Brazilian Queen Estate Half Sun-Dried Yellow Bourbon
[Country] Brazil Producing area: Fazenda Rainha
[Manor name] Queen’s Manor (Fazenda Rainha)
[Owner] Regina Helena Mello de Carvalho Dias belongs to the Carvalho Dias family
[Variety] Yellow Bourbon, Yellow Bourbon
[Processing method] Pick it by hand and then process it by half-sun drying.
[Harvest period] The latest harvest will arrive in May
【Altitude】1400 ~1950m
Sourced from the estate-grade yellow bourbon on Front Street of Queen's Manor in Brazil, it has a full and mature sweetness, rich fruity flavor and long-lasting aftertaste, which makes people praise it. This single product can not only be extracted by hand, soaked in a French press or smart cup, or used to make espresso with an espresso machine and a moka pot. The beans of Front Street Brazilian Queen's Manor Half-Dried Yellow Bourbon are sweet and clean. Using the half-dried method (or half-washing) will make the acidity slightly brighter but also have a tropical fruit aroma, especially the overflowing aroma when brewed, which is even more popular.
Related tips:
The Cup of Excellence (COE) project and trademark are currently owned and managed by the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE, a non-profit organization). ACE cooperates with the host country of the Extraordinary Cup Project (cupping competition) every year to complete the cupping screening and online auction of specialty coffee. At the same time, it proposes and promotes anything related to the improvement of coffee quality. The purpose is to select a model of specialty coffee in the host country and exchange experience for the industry to learn.
[Front Street Brazilian Queen Estate Half-Sun-Dried Yellow Bourbon Coffee Flavor] The beans are sweet and clean. The use of half-drying will make the acid slightly brighter but the sweetness is better. Some even have tropical fruit aromas, especially the overflowing aroma when brewing, which is even more popular. Delicate citric acid, sweetness of sugar cane juice, black tea, smooth and delicate taste.
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
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