Guatemala coffee best Santa Felicia estate introduction and red label batch of coffee beans

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Country: Guatemala (Guatemala)

Producing area: Akernango (Acatenango)

Variety: Huang Kaduai

Altitude: about 1542m (elevation of the manor's own processing plant)

Coffee tree planting altitude: about 1550-1920m

Annual rainfall: 1200mm-1500mm

Treatment method: orange honey treatment method

GPS N 14 °34.128 / 39, W90 °56.83 / 39;

Santa Felisa Manor, which has a history of a hundred years.

Founded by Trinidad E. Cruz in the Akanan fruit producing area in 1904

The Cruz family has also entered the fourth generation. On the west side of Achenan fruit producing area is Attilan producing area (Atilan).

The eastern side is close to the well-known Antigua producing area (Antigua), and there are two volcanoes in the adjacent area.

They are Volcan Acatenango and Volcan de Fuego respectively.

The self-owned treatment plant at Santa Ferrisa Manor is about 1550 meters above sea level.

The actual planting altitude of coffee can be as high as 1900m.

Climate, soil or altitude are the top conditions of an excellent manor.

In addition to the continuous introduction of new varieties and planting, Santa Ferrisa Manor

The treatment method is also one of its major characteristics.

For example, only ripe cherries with 21 sugar content (Brix 21) are harvested.

And develop water washing, honey treatment,

Sun and Kenyan 72-hour fermentation washing treatment, which is rare in Central America.

It is widely talked about by the coffee industry. Kenyan 72-hour fermentation water washing treatment

It originated in Kenya and adopted the cyclic repetitive treatment method of washing after fermentation, which was made after the same day of harvest.

The best cherries were selected for peeling and fermentation, and the fermentation time was 24 hours.

Wash with clean river water after 24 hours.

Then, it was fermented again with clean river water for 24 hours, then washed, and repeated 3 times.

Up to 72 hours, so it is called Kenyan 72-hour fermentation water washing treatment, referred to as K72.

Santa Ferrisa Manor, in addition to friendly planting,

It also attaches great importance to and supports the balanced development of local communities.

The manor never uses child labor, and there is a primary school in the manor.

Education subsidies for the next generation to high school are also provided to partners who work on the manor.

Also involved in, for example, providing children's catering, education,

Medical Las Nubes Daycares commonweal program.

Since 2011, the current operator Antonio Meneses

Decided to handle independent bidding for high-quality micro-batches of the manor.

Like the Emerald Manor in Panama.

This is also the emergence of a single bid for a small number of estates in the coffee industry.