Starbucks Guatemala Antigua Coffee Bean Type Story Characteristics and Flavors Description

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Starbucks Guatemala Antigua Coffee Beans

Guatemala Antigua

Elegant and meticulous is the impression of the first sip of Guatemala coffee. A second taste reveals intense cocoa and mild spice flavours. Let people enjoy an incredible sense of hierarchy and balance.

Antigua Medina Estate, Guatemala

Guatemala Antigua Finca Medina

Country Guatemala

Antigua

SHB (Strictly Hard Bean)

Producer Medina Manor

treatment washing

Varieties Bourbon, Caturra

1520 to 1700 meters above sea level.

GPS 14 ° N 32 min 15 sec/W 90 ° W 45 min 26 sec (treatment plant)

Rainforest Alliance, Utz

Official website http://www.fincamedina.com/en/antigua-guatemala

Guatemala is located in the Central American Isthmus, geologically young, and has many active territories

Volcanic mountains and plateaus. These high altitude mountains, due to climate

Cold, often volcanic, and covered with fertile ash soils, non-volcanic

It is often suitable for producing high quality coffee. As the world's ninth largest producer of coffee beans

The main producing areas of Guatemala coffee are Antigua and Weiwei

Huehuetenango, Atitlan, Coban

Coban, Fraijanes, San Marcos

San Marcos, Acatenango, New Oriental

Eight major production areas such as New Oriete.

Among the eight major producing areas, the earliest became famous and was most noted by coffee connoisseurs around the world.

The destination is Antigua... the so-called Antigua,

It's actually a volcano made up of three volcanoes 3,600 - 3,700 meters above sea level.

Surrounded by a plateau known locally as Antigua Valley

Basin. And this basin actually has a lot of history, because it's cold all year round.

The Spanish invaded Central America 460 years ago.

By the middle of the century, the Spanish ruling class had established itself as the ruler of Central America.

The capital city of Guatemala, which ruled over present-day Guatemala and Belize

Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Mexico

The Chiapas region of Colombia.

Although later because in the 18th century, several large earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above

The attack caused thousands of buildings in Antigua's Urban area to collapse and become dangerous.

So the Spanish decided to move the capital... but Antigua today

It is still a beautiful ancient city with a history of about 500 years, five-star and six-star

The top hotels are located in renovated old city buildings, attracting tourists every year.

Hundreds of thousands of tourists visit to find the secluded place, allowing travelers to immerse themselves in 500

In the bleak and magnificent atmosphere of Spanish colonial history a few years ago.

Volcan Fuego, within sight of the traveler, is day and night.

Smoke and dust rose from the ground at night, and even a faint fire could be seen after dark.

A dark night sky like fireworks pop out, fall, all the time

Remind us that the crust beneath this area is not at all stable, as if

Be prepared for an apocalyptic event! active volcano

Although it is scary, millions of tons of volcanic ash are emitted every year.

The wind drifts through the valley, rich in hundreds of precious beneficial elements in the earth's crust

Vegetables became the best and free high-quality fertilizer for local coffee plantations, while

Natural forests and crops that nourish the valley.

The coffee estates in the valley are located on the periphery of Antigua's ancient city.

and the basin extends southwest to Volcan Agua and Ankat

The area at the foot of Volcan Acatenango. it's a

The basin bottom is very flat, about 1520--1530 meters above sea level, Zhou

The perimeter is the hillside surrounding the basin, and coffee trees are planted on the basin's flats.

It is located on a hillside with an altitude of about 1600--1800 meters. Antigua Region

Shady cultivation prevails, coffee plantations often use local forests tall native

Tree species used as shade trees, planted under relatively dense shade, ancient superior varieties

"Bourbon" and Bourbon Dwarf Mutant

"Caturra."

Antigua's highly shaded cultivation is rare in the world, perhaps because

For the valley a fixed time of year will be due to clear weather, radiation cooling night

The low temperature was enough to frost the upper foliage, forcing the estate to adopt high temperatures.

density of shade trees to form a layer of insulation to protect coffee from deadly frost

harm. But it also inadvertently prompted the estate to plant a large number of native tree species, so that the local

Insects, birds, frogs, small mammals... all have food and shelter

They are the ones who maintain the original ecology of the place; most of them are also the ones who maintain the original ecology.

Antigua coffee plantations, and therefore can easily obtain rainforest protection later

certification. For these estates, the certification of rainforest protection is only

It just happens to be what it is.

This environment also allows Antigua coffee trees to enjoy, from the volcano

The dual nourishment of ash and shade tree leaves... plus shade trees provides a relatively

Mild light and stable temperature environment also allow coffee berries to grow and

Ripening becomes slower, increasing the content and overall density of coffee beans

It has a remarkable effect. So we can also boldly say: high shade

The environmental protection agricultural method, strengthen and contribute to the delicious Antigua coffee; and special

Purchasing Antigua coffee strengthens and stabilizes Antigua's high shade farming

The law also guarantees the original ecology of the local area! And between the two, right now,

A high degree of cyclic interdependence has been formed, and it cannot be cut and separated!

Antigua has a long history of coffee cultivation, except for the fact that it has been

In addition to the prevalence of highly shaded cultivation, local coffee plantations are known for their large centenary

Manors dominate, and the area of these manors can be as large as nearly 100 hectares, with annual output

It can be as many as thousands of bags, and the production scale of each manor is not small. Manor

Usually run by a family that has been inherited for hundreds of years, and the owner's family is also many

Half of them live in mansions like European aristocratic castles.

Members are usually quite wealthy, have a lot of property, belong to the upper class of local society

and a century of wealthy and educated family heritage,

Each of the owners can be said to be a noble in the coffee world.

The day-to-day operation of the estate depends on the professional agricultural personnel employed by the owner and

Workers, even during harvest season, rely on local Mayan natives

I went to the manor as a harvesting worker, and according to the plan, I went to each garden.

Recovery operations are carried out in the area. Every harvest season, Mayan harvesters always

Working on the estate with the family, adults busy harvesting, children or playing or helping

Busy playing and working in the woods, very lively!

These large coffee estates uphold a century-old tradition of focusing on producing high quality coffee.

Quality traditional washed coffee. In addition to the usual care from shade forest, update coffee

Brown trees, fertilization according to scientific analysis and planning, pruning... until harvest season

It is also strictly required that the harvesting workers should select ripe red and purple berries, and

And in the water treatment plant feed source will be set under a close quality control point

: Select immature fruits, floating fruits and floating beans, and precisely control the fermentation of fermentation tanks

Degree, adequate washing to completely remove pectin, use clean and smooth coagulation

soil exposure site, frequent and adequate turnover during exposure... even before exit

To select by density Sorting, color sorting

(Color Sorting) To select and refine coffee beans, put effort into each

It is even difficult to say everything about the cost!

Medina Manor is a representative of these century-old manors, which was established.

In 1842, it has a history of more than 170 years. The garden is located in Ann.

About three kilometers southwest of the ancient city of Tigua, the whole manor has 74 hectares.

The coffee garden is located in a basin with a flat elevation of about 1520 meters.

The northwest extends into the hillside area, and the highest elevation of the coffee garden is about 1700.

Michael. The manor itself has a large-scale washing plant, so

Set up in the manor near the river so that water can be obtained nearby for washing

Homework.

As traditional, Madina Manor adopts the agricultural method of highly shaded cultivation.

The manor even sets a standard of at least 322 native trees per hectare.

Shade tree, highly understand and firmly believe that this kind of agricultural method is beneficial to the maintenance of the environment and promotion.

The importance of the quality of brown beans. They even extended the meaning of environmental maintenance to

At the level of "sustainable production", it is customized to cover social responsibility and environmental responsibility.

Three sustainability commitments in the areas of Ren, product quality responsibility and so on:

(1) promise to treat all workers well

(2) promise to maintain concern and awareness of changes in the manor environment.

(3) promise to produce high-quality and high-yield coffee beans

As a result of the strict implementation of various self-made commitments, the Medina Manor was awarded

A number of certifications and honors: for example, rainforest conservation union certification

(Rainforest Alliance), good intentions authentication

(Utz Good Inside), Starbucks Best Coffee production

(Starbucks Best Coffee Practices)

Certified by Coffee quality Center of American Fine Coffee Association

(SCAA-CQI Q Grade Certification)... Even the coffee shop

Starbucks, the leader of the chain, regards this coffee as

"the best of the best (The Best of the Best)" in their latest

Flagship store "Reserve Store" and flagship coffee beans

Product "Collection of coffee beans (Starbucks Reserve)" in the two major systems

Long-term supply of this hand-brewed coffee and coffee beans!

Look at other coffee farms around the world, each of the above certifications and honors

It's all hard to come by, but Madina Manor has got it one by one! Of course, persuasion

Everyone's not only these external glory affirmation … It also includes every reference.

When a connoisseur tastes, from every sip in the mouth? The wonderful flavor sent out:

In a balanced tonality, it shows a chocolate-like flavor, a mixture of floral fragrance and

Soft acidity, plus the finish of nuts and hardwood. I believe you are tasting it.

Since the single cup of coffee on this estate, we must be able to have the same taste experience.

And feel the efforts and intentions of the manor behind such an experience!

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