Santa Rita Manor, Guatemala (Finca Santa Rita) introduces Guatemalan coffee

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Guatemala is located in the Central American isthmus, many volcanoes in the formation of mountains and plateaus, the production of high-quality Central American high-altitude very hard coffee beans, the world's ninth largest producer of coffee beans. The main coffee producing areas in Guatemala are Antigua, Huehuetenango, Atitlan, Coban, Fraijanes, San Marcos, Acatenango and New Oriente.

When the coffee beans produced in Guatemala, which has eight major coffee producing areas, are all Arabica, they are all located in the highlands of the subtropical climate, with rich and stable rainfall and fertile volcanic ash soil. as a result, all parts of the country have natural environmental conditions that are very suitable for coffee cultivation. Each producing area has a unique flavor, excellent sour taste and fruity lubrication, is one of the top coffee in the world, suitable for single drink.

The Acatenango producing area is located in the southern mountains of Guatemala and adjacent to the Antigua producing area. It is the whole region dominated by the Madre plateau. Because of its natural conditions, it has become one of the eight famous producing areas in Guatemala.

Finca Santa Rita (Santa Rita Manor) is located 60 kilometers west of the capital Guatemala City, very close to Lake Lake Atitlan, is divided by Guatemala's official coffee management unit Anacafe in a small area of Nican,Nican, in the annual COE Cup, does not belong to any production area division, is independent. Dariush Echeverria, the current operator of the Santa Rita estate, is the fifth generation successor of the Echeverria family family who began growing coffee in Chimartenango province in 1876. In 1996, he received organic certification issued by OCIA (there is no photocopy of documents in Taiwan) and has SMBC Bird friendly Certification (Smithsonian Bird Friendly). With a land area of 286 hectares, only 96 hectares grow coffee, and the rest as a habitat for animals and plants, the SMBC Bird-friendly Manor, which is more than 100 years old, has a volcanic soil and is one of the oldest coffee farms in Guatemala. Coffee varieties are Bourbon, Typica, and Gesha.

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 ℃.