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Guatemala-Platanillo Manor Maragogype Marago Rippi (Elephant beans)

Coffee has contributed to Guatemala's economic situation in the past century. It is estimated that there are about 120000 coffee producers there, accounting for 40% of Guatemala's export agricultural income. Coffee is very common in Guatemala. Coffee beans are grown in almost all regions of the country. As many as 20 of the 22 provinces are engaged in coffee cultivation and 98% shade. These are almost exclusively owned by Arabica beans, and most of them are washed. The main varieties are Bourbon, Maragogype, Tipica, Caturra, Catuai, Pache and Pacamara, Guatemala's high altitude and 300 different microclimates Coupled with stable rainfall and fertile soil rich in minerals, coffee cultivation is ideal in Central American countries. Since the early 1990s, Anacafe has taken the lead in Guardian coffee according to its characteristics, growth climate, soil quality and altitude Eight different producing areas for producing alpine hard beans (SHB) are divided: Arcatel Nango Valley (the Acatenango valley), Antigua (Antigua), Attilan (Atitlan), Koban Rain Forest (Coban), Farrakhan Nice Plain (the Fraijanes plateau), Vicki Nango (Huehuetenango), New Oriental (Nuevo Oriente) and San Marcos volcanic area (San Marcos). The main harvest season is from December of each year to March of the following year. In higher altitude producing areas such as Huehuetenango, the harvest period may be longer than April. As long as the new crop is harvested at the initial stage, it will be shipped after it is processed, usually during the period from April to July.

El Platanillo Manor is located on the slopes of the Tacana and Tajumulco volcanoes, ranging from 1060 to 1460 meters above sea level. Samuel Coto Escobar bought the farm in 1976 and is now run by his children. El Platanillo Manor is single and specializes in growing coffee beans that specialize in the production of Maragogype Malago Rippi varieties, commonly known as elephant beans, which are one of the so-called heirloom varieties and are planted for its unique flavor. In contrast, a Marragori bark coffee tree may produce less than a kilogram of raw beans a year, while the newer high-yield hybrids in recent years have casually produced three times as much. Marago Rippi from El Platanillo Manor in Guatemala has excellent and stable coffee quality every season, which gives you an opportunity to explore and develop new favorite coffee.

Property Characteristics: farm characteristics

Farm Farm name: Finca El Platanillo

Farmer Farm owner: Stuardo Coto Markus

City city: San Rafa ë l Pi é de la Cuesta

Region producing area: San Marcos San Marco

Country country: Guatemala

Farm Size Farm size: 368 Hectares ha

Coffee growing area Coffee planting area: 321 Hectares ha

Altitude altitude: 1060 to 1460m

Coffee Characteristics: coffee characteristics

Variety variety: Maragogype Marago Rippi (elephant bean)

A variety of Typica species, a commemorative name found in places in Maragogype, Brazil, coffee beans are called elephant beans because of their order of more than 19 orders. The taste is mild with slightly sour and sweet, it is not easy to produce and the yield is very low.

Processing System treatment method: Fully Washed washing method

Appearance appearance: more than .20 mesh

Top Jury Descriptions judge's comment: the baking degree measured by the cup for 60 seconds at the beginning of the first explosion (Cinnamon)

Aroma / flavor flavors: almonds, peanuts, nuts, cocoa, raspberries, blackcurrants, oolong tea, litchi, floral perfumes

Sour: unique, fresh, subtle, clean, mint, orangic acid, red gluconic acid, malic acid

The complexity of complex is similar to that of other: full of fragrance, soft taste, meticulous taste of Huigan oolong tea, with red grape fermented wine

Cup test date: 2011.05.28

Dry aroma: 9

Wet aroma: 10

Clean: 7

Brightness: 8

Palate: 9

Balance: 8

Complexity: 9

Sweetness: 9

Acid quality: 8

Yu Yun: 10

Cup test score: 87

Overall comment: Finca El Platanillo Manor's single variety Maragogype Marrago Rippi (like beans), this is an interesting coffee bean shape complete large, the flavor is opposite to the bean body very delicate and clean, especially like shallow roasting and brewing oolong tea aroma and fine fruit acidity, after entering the second explosion (Full City), most of the tea feeling and fruit acid disappeared into nutty almond, chocolate aroma.