Guatemalan coffee producing areas, characteristics of Guatemalan coffee

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Guatemalan coffee has a strong aroma, even if you don't drink it, just smelling it is already a pleasure. Antigua coffee has a rich and velvety mellow, rich and lively aroma, and fine sour taste. When the attractive fragrance lingers on the tip of your tongue, there is an indescribable mystery. You may feel dull at the first sip, but as the coffee cools down, you will find it slightly sweet and be surprised by its depth.

Antigua coffee is popular with most coffee lovers only because of its distinctive aroma. Because it is planted in the hills of volcanoes, it can retain its own characteristics more than Costa Rica, the main reason is that it has more geographical and climatic advantages than Costa Rica. Guatemala is located in the tropics, but due to the relatively high altitude, the climate is mild, it is a subtropical climate. Under the influence of this climate, coffee trees blossom and bear fruit more slowly than coffee trees in other parts of the world. However, the mild climate and fertile soil make it an excellent environment for growing coffee.

The coffee industry, run by the Mayans, once boomed the Guatemalan economy and dominated the national economy. Unfortunately, the political situation in Guatemala is not good for these coffee growers. High output is usually a sign of a country's overall economic prosperity. However, coffee production in Guatemala has declined relatively, at 700kg per hectare, compared with 900kg per hectare in El Salvador and 1700 kg per hectare in Costa Rica. Guatemalan coffee exports are controlled by private companies, but the National Coffee Commission controls other sectors of the coffee industry.

At present, some of the best quality coffee from Guatemala is exported to Japan, where each cup of coffee sells for $3 to $4. In order to revitalize its coffee industry, Guatemala has specially set up a special coffee association and gives maximum funding and attention to these high-quality coffees. these efforts will soon bear fruit, and the real beneficiaries are not only coffee growers, but also coffee lovers all over the world.

Taste characteristics

Guatemala Antigua coffee flavor characteristics: rich, rich taste, with tobacco flavor. The palate is soft and smooth, with a slightly charcoal-burning flavor in the mellow, as if the sweetness of chocolate is mixed with smoke. Because of this unique charcoal incense, Antigua coffee is also known as "cigarette coffee".

Taste: bitter and fragrant, good taste.

The coffee produced in the highland is mellow and has a good sour taste, which is well received and is the best material for mixed coffee.

Guatemala's extremely hard beans are famous for their elegant, sour, clean, well-structured, as well as sour apples, berries, jasmine, orange peel, green pepper, sweet and sour fruit, sweet chocolate, and even smoky aftertaste.

Such a rich regional flavor should be related to the soil and water in the eight major producing areas of the dangerous country. Among them, the five producing areas of Antigua, Ekat Nango Valley, Attilan, St. Mark and Huaiqiang belong to volcanic geology. In addition, Vivetta Nanguo, Koban and New Oriental producing areas belong to the climate of non-volcanic highlands or tropical rain forests. Guatemala is home to more than 300 microclimates, making it the largest in the world.