Coffee "Santo Domingo": product characteristics and customer opinions

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Coffee "Santo Domingo" is known throughout the world as an elite product of the highest quality. It is produced in the Dominican Republic from beans grown on local mountain plantations. Here the product undergoes the necessary processing, and then is exported to North America and some European countries. Nevertheless, most of it still goes to the domestic market.

Product Description

Coffee "Santo Domingo" appeared in the Dominican Republic thanks to the French colonists. It was they who three hundred years ago brought sprouts of unknown trees to the small island of Haiti in the Caribbean. Coffee plantations are located in the mountains. Here, the fertile volcanic soil is rich in minerals. This circumstance, together with a special, rather hot climate, creates favorable conditions for growing coffee trees. The Dominicans have mastered this art to perfection.

Locals love their coffee very much. Almost everyone drinks it - both the poor and we althy people. Coffee"Santo Domingo" has a rich tart taste and a pleasant rich aroma with a slightly noticeable characteristic sourness. About 50 thousand small farmers are engaged in its production. Right on the spot, they carry out the initial processing of the grown fruits (washing, soaking, releasing the pulp and drying). Next, the prepared product goes to sorting stations for packaging, and from there it is already sent for sale.

Types and varieties

Coffee "Santo Domingo" mainly comes in two varieties: ground and bean. Each of them has its own advantages. So, the grain product has a more expressive bouquet, and the ground product is convenient to store and easy to cook. "Santo Domingo" is the common name for Dominican coffee. For its production, Arabica is mainly used. Depending on the region of growth, three of its most popular varieties can be distinguished:

1. Okoa. This coffee comes from the province of the same name. It has a deep taste and pronounced aroma. This product, after brewing, gives a strong infusion with a pleasant fruity aftertaste.
2. "Bani" also got its name from the region where it is bred. This is the most valuable variety of coffee beans, the distinguishing feature of which is low acidity.
3. "Barakhona" is bred in the northwestern part of the Dominican Republic. Unlike other varieties, it is quite soft and has a rich taste, as well as an expressive deep aroma.

In production, in order to get the right bouquet of taste, different varieties are mixed in certain proportions.

Grain product

Some coffee lovers prefer to buy Santo Domingo coffee beans. This choice is quite understandable. The taste of the finished drink is very strongly influenced by the correct grinding of coffee beans. Even the smallest mistake made during this process can completely spoil the product. And buyers who know a lot about it prefer to do everything themselves.

For them, Dominican coffee is presented in Russian stores in a fairly wide range:

1. Aroma. This medium roast coffee is made from a blend of two types of Arabica: Burbon and Typica. After brewing, it produces a wonderful aromatic drink with a delicate taste. At the same time, a gentle foam forms on the surface of the cup.
2. Caracolillo. It is also a medium roast and contains no Robusta seeds.
3. Puro Cafe. Has the same composition as Aroma. True, in this case, a light roast is used.
4. Café Induban Gourment includes the same two types of Arabica. But here the dark roast is already applied.

Each of these products is good in its own way. The buyer only has to decide how strong and rich the drink he wants to prepare for himself.

The price of pleasure

Almost all coffee produced in the Dominican Republic is produced under the Santo Domingo brand. At enterprises, it is packaged mainly in vacuum foil bags weighing 453.6 grams. True, sometimes there are also smaller(227 and 100 grams) or large (1360 grams) packages. Traditional tin cans are rarely used by local manufacturers.

Coffee from the Dominican Republic is not often seen on the shelves of domestic stores in free sale. This is understandable. After all, such a product is not cheap at all.

Cost of Santo Domingo coffee

n/n	Product weight, grams	Price, rubles
1	100	217
2	454	780-940
3	1360	2240

When you look at the numbers in the table, it becomes clear that Santo Domingo Dominican coffee cannot be called a budget product. It is bought mainly by those who really love a classic strong drink with a pleasant characteristic bitterness. Recently in Russia there are more and more people who want to do this. People are gradually learning to appreciate quality and understand drinks.

Unbiased opinion

What do customers think about Santo Domingo coffee? Most of the reviews for this product are positive. Those who managed to try it at least once will remember this feeling for a long time.

The drink is very strong, rich and extremely tasty. The characteristic aroma leaves no doubt as to the quality of the product. There is not even a hint of the presence of any synthetic components in the aftertaste. If someone finds the drink toostrong, the situation can always be corrected by adding a little milk to the cup. And lovers of sweets can use sugar for this. By the way, the Dominicans themselves do just that. Many of them even brew coffee already on sweet water, although this is contrary to technology. For people who have stomach problems, it is better to buy medium roasted coffee. Possessing excellent tonic properties, it does not cause any harm to internal organs. Any fears about this are in vain.

Santo Domingo Molido

Santo Domingo Molido coffee deserves special attention. This product is manufactured by Induban.

This medium-roast ground coffee has a delicate, balanced taste with a hint of sweetness and tropical fruit aroma. This product has received an environmental certificate confirming that no chemical fertilizers or preparations were used in the production process. The average grinding of Molido coffee allows you to prepare it in any convenient way. A drink brewed in a Turk will be just as good as one made in a coffee maker or a French press. It can be drunk at any time of the day. By the way, the Dominicans themselves prefer coffee from this particular company. It accounts for almost 95 percent of the entire domestic market and almost 30 percent of exports. No wonder this brand is named after the capital of the Dominican Republic. Molido is sold mainly in bags weighing 454 grams and costs a little more than other products.