Guatemalan Coffee | San Marco production area | Platanillo Manor | Marago Gippe (Elephant beans)

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Coffee has contributed to Guatemala's economic situation in the past century. It is estimated that there are about 120000 coffee producers there, accounting for 40% of Guatemala's export agricultural income. Coffee is very common in Guatemala. Coffee beans are grown in almost all regions of the country. As many as 20 of the 22 provinces are engaged in coffee cultivation and 98% shade. These are almost exclusive to Arabica beans, and most of them are washed. The main varieties are Bourbon, Maragogype, Tipica, Caturra, Catua í, Pache and Pacamara, Guatemala's high altitude and 300 different microclimates Coupled with stable rainfall and fertile soil rich in minerals, coffee cultivation is ideal in Central American countries. Since the early 1990s, Anacaf é has taken the lead in serving the country according to the characteristics of coffee, growth climate, soil quality and altitude. Eight different producing areas for the production of alpine hard beans (SHB) are divided: Ekat Nango Valley (the Acatenango valley), Antigua (Antigua), Attila (Atitl á n), Coban Rain Forest (Coban á n), Farrakhan Nice Plain (the Fraijanes plateau), Vicki Nango (Huehuetenango), New Oriental (Nuevo Oriente) and San Marcos volcanic area (San Marcos). The main harvest season is from December of each year to March of the following year. In higher altitude producing areas such as Huehuetenango, the harvest time may be longer until April. As long as the new crop is harvested at the initial stage, it will be shipped after it is processed, usually during the period from April to July.

El Platanillo Manor is located on the slopes of the Tacana and Tajumulco volcanoes, ranging from 1060 to 1460 meters above sea level. Samuel Coto Escobar bought the farm in 1976 and is now run by his children. El Platanillo Manor is single and specializes in growing coffee beans that produce the Maragogype Malaggippe variety, commonly known as the elephant bean, which is one of the so-called heirloom varieties, planted for its unique flavor. In contrast, a Malaggippe coffee tree may produce less than a kilogram of raw beans a year, while the newer high-yield hybrids in recent years have casually produced as much as three times as much. Marago Gippe from El Platanillo Manor in Guatemala has excellent and stable coffee beans every season, which gives you an opportunity to explore and develop a new favorite coffee.

Property Characteristics: farm characteristics

Farm Farm name: Finca El Platanillo

Farmer Farm owner: Stuardo Coto Markus

City city: San Rafa ë l Pi é de la Cuesta

Region producing area: San Marcos San Marco

Country country: Guatemala

Farm Size Farm size: 368 Hectares ha

Coffee growing area Coffee planting area: 321 Hectares ha

Altitude altitude: 1060 Murray 1460 meters

Coffee Characteristics: coffee characteristics

Variety variety: Maragogype Malago Gippi (elephant bean)

A variety of Typica species, a commemorative name found in places in Maragogype, Brazil, coffee beans are called elephant beans because of their order of more than 19 orders. The taste is mild with slightly sour and sweet, it is not easy to produce and the yield is very low.

Processing System treatment: Fully Washed washing method

Appearance appearance: more than .20 mesh

Top Jury Descriptions judge's comment: the baking degree measured by the cup for 60 seconds at the beginning of the first explosion (Cinnamon)

Aroma / flavor flavors: almonds, peanuts, nuts, cocoa, raspberries, blackcurrants, oolong tea, litchi, floral perfumes

Sour: unique, fresh, subtle, clean, mint, orangic acid, red gluconic acid, malic acid

Complex complexity and other other: full of fragrant, soft taste, Huigan oolong tea heavy end of the delicate, with red grape fermented wine

Dry aroma: 9

Wet aroma: 10

Clean: 7

Brightness: 8

Palate: 9

Balance: 8

Complexity: 9

Sweetness: 9

Acid quality: 8

Yu Yun: 10

Cup test score: 87

Overall comment: Finca El Platanillo Manor's single variety Maragogype Malago Gippi (like beans), this is an interesting coffee bean with a complete large bean shape, the flavor is very delicate and clean, especially like the oolong tea aroma and fine fruit acidity emitted by shallow roasting and brewing, after entering the second explosion (Full City), most of the tea feeling and fruit acid disappear and converted into the aroma of nut almond chocolate.

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