Introduction of Saint Isabel Manor in Guatemala

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Saint Isabel Manor is actually called St. Isabel Cobain Manor. The "Koban" mentioned in the full name is the Copan rainforest in central Guatemala, and the varieties are Kaddura (Caturra), Catuai (Kaduai) and San Cristobal Verapaz.

Chateau San Isabel won COE in Guatemala in 2012 and won the championship in the local competition in the Koban Rainforest this year (2016). The estate is located in the Copan producing area of San Cristobal Verapaz, San Cristo, and is surrounded by majestic peaks, rainforests and beautiful floral vegetation. St. Isabel's estate has been growing coffee since 1875, when the president of Guatemala gave the estate to its present owner, the Valdes family. The estate attaches great importance to the operation of the environmental ecosystem, with about 100 hectares of reforested areas, planting plants such as pine and cypress that can help preserve water sources. In addition, the environment here has species diversity, and the peel of coffee fruit is also used as fertilizer for the soil, allowing species in the region to continue and give birth to more new life.

At St. Isabel Manor, the coffee fruit is mainly picked by local women to pick the ripe cherry berries. The peel and pulp mill has been able to save water more than in the past, and the water will also be recycled. Coffee is treated by partial fermentation and secondary infiltration to achieve more consistent quality, and the drying method is through the sun, greenhouse or Guardiola dryer.

Unlike the general method of fermentation and direct drying, St. Isabel Manor is very special. They use semi-fermentation and then rest in the water, thus giving the beans a different flavor.

In addition, the estate won the third place in the 2012 COE extraordinary Cup (Cup of Excellence, the coffee-producing country's coffee tasting competition).

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 ℃.