Arabica Son La, Vietnam

Beans: Arabica Son La, Vietnam
Roaster: Beans Tei
Roasting degree: Full City
Area: Son La Province, Northern Vietnam
Altitude: 1,000m～
Varieties: Arabica
Grade: 18up
Processing: Washed


【Flavor scale】
Mildness: 4
Bitterness: 2
Richness: 3
Aroma: 3
Acidity: 2
Sweetness: 3
※Grade 1 to 5


【Impression】
Light to Medium body, clear flavor, airy texture, roasted walnuts with orange flower like aroma, thin layer of flat bitterness followed by sweetness as steamed sweet potato with sugar cane, bitterness as shot aftertaste.  Clear mild flavor as typical Arabica, good for serve as morning coffee w/o milk & sugar.

【Note】

Vietnam has been the worlds second largest coffee grower since 2000.  Although most of major growers are "origin countries", Vietnam is relatively rare, where coffee accounted for just one percent of world trade in 1990 and became the world's second-Largest coffee producer after Brazil by the year 2000.  

In Vietnam, a bout 95% is R obusta , 20% of which are Excelsa, the variety Coffea liberica 'dewevrei' also called 'Chari', transplanted from Java, are grow n primarily in the Central highlands, across four main provinces: Dak lak, lam Dong, gia lai and Kon Tum.  Arabica is about only 5%, mostly grow n low altitude i n a Northern Vietnam , a region called Son La , where a government push es to grow some high quality Arabica for the world export market. 

Vietnamese Arabica quality has been improved dramatically, recasting public image of Vietnam coffee.