Antigua coffee, Guatemala. How to drink coffee beans when they are ground into powder? How do you drink the coffee powder?

Antigua is volcanic coffee, some slightly smoky flavor, unique fruit fragrance, unique flavor slightly acidic performance, is a typical coffee bean of Central America.

Antigua coffee is mainly produced in Hacienda Carmona, where the best quality coffee is El Pulcal, which is not only of good quality, richer in content, more intense and how perfectly the acidity, sweetness and texture are coordinated, coupled with a hint of smoke, which emphasizes its deep depression and mystery.

Antigua, the first cultivated area, has volcanic soils similar to those of Tarrazu, Costa Rica. Antigua's coffee is grown in the volcanic belly about an hour's drive from the capital city of Guatemala. Compared with Costa Rica, Antigua's coffee retains its own characteristics, mainly because it has more microclimate than Costa Rica, and climate strongly affects the characteristics of beans. Its acidity, sweetness and texture are perfectly coordinated. The taste is perfect and round, and the hint of smoke emphasizes its deep depression and mystery. In short, some people are willing to drink only Guatemala coffee for the rest of their lives.

Guatemala coffee was introduced by missionaries in 1750. It was not until 1860 that the Germans expanded the entire industry. To date, some 60,000 family-owned farms operate in the coffee industry in Guatemala. Coffee is grown in the Sierra Mountains near the Pacific coast. The Sierra Mountains span the entire country, connecting up to the Rocky Mountains and down to the Andes.

Because of regional climate variability, soil, rainfall, humidity, altitude, and temperature, Guatemala has seven different regional coffee varieties: Antigua, Fraijanes Plateau, Rainforest Cob a n, Highland Huanghuetenango, Atitlan, Volcan San Marcos, and Oriente. Among them, Guatemala is famous for Antigua coffee.

Most of the coffee produced in Guatemala is Arabica, and its treatment process is washing. Planted at heights ranging from 2,300 to 5,600 feet. Harvesting methods are almost entirely manual. Harvesting is possible throughout the year, but the main harvest period is July to April.

Why Guatemala Antigua Coffee Is Called "The Real Antigua"

Antigua region, known for its finest producing areas among Guatemala's growing regions. Antigua's soil is rich in sulphur, giving Aroma a mellow and balanced taste. As long as it is the coffee of this region's origin name, it always wins very high favor, and even is willing to pay more to obtain it. Therefore, many fake beans with the name of Antigua can be seen on the market. The farmers in Antigua, who felt that the situation was very serious, established the Genuine Antigua Producers Association (APCA) in order to prevent such a situation and maintain the quality of Antigua production areas. The officially recognized excellent farms are listed below. The sacks are printed with the words (APCA) member when they are shipped. Genuine means "real" and Genuine Antigua means "real Antigua."