Vietnam Arabica Honey Coffee Beans (S16-S18): The factor that creates the special flavor of Arabica Honey is the special honey processing method; or more specifically, the retention of viscous (containing 8-12% of sugar) to infuse the coffee beans; make the coffee beans after roasting more fragrant, sweet, blended with natural bitterness to create a special taste that is hard to match with any other coffee.

1. Arabica Honey – The sweetness makes the difference

Arabica Honey Coffee Beans is a high-quality premium coffee line; planted in Lam Dong, Son La, and Quang Tri – three provinces in Vietnam famous for the world’s top Arabica coffee varieties. Arabica is a kind of long-grain coffee, grown in mountainous areas with altitudes from 1000 – 1600m, where the climate and soil are suitable for the comprehensive development of this type of coffee.

The name Arabica Honey comes from its processing method. Arabica coffee when harvested; through the screening steps to select the standard coffee beans; then cleaned, peeled (but still retain the viscous part), then dried and preserved. 

The factor that creates the special flavor of Arabica Honey is the special honey processing method; or more specifically, the retention of viscous (containing 8-12% of sugar) to infuse the coffee beans; make the coffee beans after roasting more fragrant, sweet, blended with natural bitterness to create a special taste that is hard to match with any other coffee.

To get Arabica honey coffee beans, the processing will include the following steps:

• Step 1: Only harvest 100% Arabica ripe berries because the sugar content in the fruit will reach the highest level and the best quality for processing honey coffee. 
• Step 2: Must clean the Arabica coffee beans to remove impurities before separating the shell.
• Step 3: Use drum, disc, or cone scrubbers to separate the rind (water can be used or not in this step). The above process will separate most or all of the pods from the wet coffee mass.
• Step 4: Depending on the different degrees of color, the oil separation process is carried out with different cleanliness. The darkest color is the product that is not separated from the viscous, this method is used to incubate overnight and does not use water to wash or use very little water.
• Step 5: Drying is mainly natural sunlight, if using a dryer, use it with a truss dryer, provided that the coffee beans have been dried. The drying or drying time depends on the viscosity ratio on the surface of the Arabica honey coffee beans. The higher the viscosity ratio, the longer the drying time and the greater the likelihood of clumps.
• Step 6: Arabica honey coffee is stored like other coffee, but it is important to regularly check the dry conditions in the warehouse and avoid moisture in the coffee block.

2. Features of Arabica honey coffee processing method

2.1. Advantages

Using this processing method uses less water or does not use it, or the drying speed is faster than coffee drying, helping to reduce the area of ​​​​the drying yard, and reducing labor in the case of good weather, and drying conditions.

The good and correct process creates high-quality Arabica honey coffee.

2.2. Defect

Raw materials include ripe fruits at a high rate, the harvesting stage takes a lot of effort. It is necessary to invest in and equip equipment to separate shells and dryers.

Depending on the weather, the drying process also has many particles that stick together, causing uneven drying in the grain mass. Product quality does not improve much compared to dry processing.

Therefore, it is not considered a processing method for high-quality products. Arabica coffee honey is quite difficult to preserve, especially in the rainy season when the air humidity is high, the dried viscous layer will absorb water and become an environment for mold to grow inside the coffee bean.

3. Where to buy Arabica Honey green coffee?

With many years of experience in production, processing, and quality management, Helena Coffee is proud to be a supplier of high-quality and stable Arabica Honey green coffee at a reasonable price.

The successful construction of a closed model from the stage of collection, selection, and preliminary processing to the stage of operation, supply, and distribution of products; helps Helena Coffee optimize the quality control process and product stability;

This makes the products that Helena provides to customers at a very good price with very high quality.