Why do people say that coffee beans grown at high altitudes are good? Do they like the cold or do they become more resistant to the cold?

As for the altitude of coffee, the most impressive thing before was the beans from the Blue Mountain. The fixed altitude, fixed region, and even the mountain range are fixed. This is how the world-famous fine beans are cultivated. I have studied the impact of the region on coffee, but I have not studied the impact of altitude on coffee beans in detail.

One day, I was constantly being told that the beans grown in such and such a place were grown at such and such an altitude. I was a little confused. Is altitude so important to beans? This aroused my curiosity.

Among the coffee bean varieties, Arabica coffee beans are generally considered to be better. In fact, this is known to everyone who has watched live broadcasts, bought coffee beans, and learned about coffee bean varieties. Most merchants will tell you that their coffee beans are mainly made of Arabica coffee beans, followed by Robusta or others. The information we can get from this is that everyone generally believes that Arabica is better than Robusta.

Arabica coffee beans prefer to grow between 1800-6300 meters, while Robusta prefers to grow between 600-2400 meters. This can also be said to be one of the reasons why Arabica coffee beans are so popular is the good taste cultivated at high altitude.

Altitude can affect the taste. It can be said that the higher the altitude, the better the taste. Coffee beans grown at high altitudes are mostly bright and pleasant in acidity, rich in aroma, mellow and varied in taste, and are widely praised. In contrast, the aroma and taste of coffee beans grown at low altitudes are mostly single and bland. The reason why coffee is so attractive is that aroma and taste have a great influence.

In fact, it is more appropriate to say that the temperature affects the flavor of coffee rather than the altitude. In a relatively low temperature environment, coffee will grow relatively slowly, which means that coffee has enough time to breed a richer flavor. In addition, in a low temperature environment, pests that affect coffee growth do not appear in large numbers, and the same is true for diseases.

Of course, this does not mean that the lower the temperature, the better. Coffee beans grown in a low temperature environment have a low coffee yield and need more care to produce the premium coffee beans that everyone wants.

Altitude can affect the appearance of coffee beans. The best way to compare is to compare some coffee beans of the same variety but at different altitudes. Those grown at high altitudes, especially those above 4,500 meters, are mostly very dense, and the gaps in the middle are mostly in a curved state, while those at low altitudes are the opposite.

Therefore, there is a very close relationship between altitude and quality. When choosing coffee beans, you can try the same variety at a higher altitude and give it a try at home.