Introduction of Guatemala Coffee Flavor by Valmar Farm of Varma Manor in Guatemala

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The Varma Manor in Guatemala comes from the Coban Rain Forest, which is located in Alta Verapaz province, 220km from Guatemala City, which is famous for its unspoiled natural environment and unique microclimate. The treatment method is to collect the semi-fermentation method and then dry it in the sun.

Valma Manor is located in the Koban area, a perfect producing area with steep mountains, green rain forests and charming flowers, including an unspoiled natural environment and a unique micro-climate. The contrast between the high-altitude mountains and the high-humidity tropical rain forest always surrounds the area with a mist formed by dense clouds falling. Most of the coffee in Koban rainforest is grown on special rolling hills and grows harmoniously with the rainforest made up of local natural trees.

In this unique rainforest area, the Valma family has operated the manor for more than a century and attaches great importance to the environmental responsibility of sustainable management. They retain more than half of the original forest, allowing a wide variety of animals to inhabit. In the process of production, the manor also uses broken coffee residue as organic compost. The excellent quality of coffee is still one of the insistence of the family, they take good care of every aspect of the production process, from seed selection to the final step of storage. Coffee is picked by hand and treated in an ecological water washing site that can reduce water consumption, after which the water will be recycled.

Under the careful management of Valma Manor, in addition to properly preserving the integrity of the rainforest ecosystem here, the coffee beans produced by the manor have the classic style of the Koban producing area.

Valma Manor took part in the Cup Of Excellence competition in 2012 and won the third place.

Although the general impression and concept is that the cleanliness and flavor level of coffee treated by semi-fermentation method is between washing method and solarization method. But what is special about Valmar is that she is as clean as washed coffee and has a hierarchical flavor comparable to that of sun-treated beans.

Qianjie recommended cooking parameters:

Hand punch: V60 filter cup small Fuji R440 grinding 3.5, water temperature about 90 degrees

The recommended grinding degree of normal pressure is 4 and the water temperature is 90 ℃.

The recommended siphon grinding degree is 4, and the water temperature is 90 ℃ ~ 91 ℃.

The pressure grinding degree of Philharmonic is recommended to be 3.5, and the water temperature is 90 ℃.