2016 COE fifth Guatemala | Las Minas Precious Mine Mountain Biya Manor 100% water washing card

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2016 COE fifth Guatemala | Las Minas Precious Mine Mountain Biya Manor 100% wash Kaddura flavor?

The Las Minas Mountains are located in eastern Guatemala and contain countless treasures belonging to Guatemala. In addition to the natural forest ecosystem and wildlife, it is rich in gold deposits and jade veins, making the treasures of the Las Minas Mountains famous throughout Central America. In order to protect this mountain forest, the Las Minas Mountains are now planned as a Guatemalan national park.

In the early days, because of its high altitude and latitude, the Las Minas Mountains were located in the cold, which made it impossible to grow coffee. However, with the influence of Greenhouse Effect, high-altitude boutique coffee cultivation is gradually being found in the Las Minas Mountains, of which the most famous is this Biya Manor (La Bella). Bella, which means "beautiful woman" in Spanish, also accurately describes this beautiful manor. Pia Manor was one of the first estates to grow high-altitude boutique coffee in the Las Minas Mountains, and this emerging micro-producing area began to have a place in the C.O.E Cup after it came to prominence in Guatemala. Located on the southern slopes of the Las Minas Mountains, the volcanic island chain in southern Guatemala insulates moisture from the Pacific Ocean, while the mountains to the north block moisture from the Atlantic Ocean, making the microclimate very dry. However, Biya Manor has unique conditions, there is a gurgling mountain spring in the manor, so that the manor has abundant water throughout the year, irrigation and excellent washing treatment.

After four generations of efforts of the manor family, Biya Manor now has outstanding experience and wisdom in seed selection, planting, harvest and treatment. At the same time, the manor attaches great importance to environmental conservation: the use of solar-driven drying facilities, recycling water, earthworm incubation trough (natural composting to enhance soil fertility); and strive to improve the quality of life of manor workers: to provide medical assistance, education, living environment and related social welfare services.

In the past, coffee farms in Guatemala have been accustomed to mixing bourbon, Kaddura and Kaduai, which have achieved stable harvests and meet the complementarity of the three varieties. However, after several cup tests, we found that the Kaddura batches of 100% single variety sometimes stand out in terms of fullness of acid value, three-dimensional feeling, and the intensity of fruit flavor.

■ producing area: Las Minas Mountains

■ altitude: 1500 m

■ treatment method: washing treatment method

■ variety: 100% Kaddura (100%Caturra)

■ award winning record: 2016 C.O.E fifth prize winning manor

■ production season: 2017-2018

■ mesh size: Screen size 17-18-70.4%, screen

Size 19-12%

Water content of ■: 11.4%

■ soil: clayey soil

■ shading tree: Inga

■ annual rainfall: 2000-3000mm

■ flavor description: peppermint, bergamot, comprehensive fresh berries and peach black tea flavor

Qianjie recommended cooking:

Filter cup: Hario V60

Water temperature: 90 degrees

Degree of grinding: small Fuji 3.5

Cooking methods: the ratio of water to powder is 1:15, 15g powder, the first injection of 25g water, 25 s steaming, the second injection to 120g water cut off, waiting for the powder bed water to half and then water injection, slow water injection until 225g water, extraction time about 2:00

Analysis: using three-stage brewing to clarify the flavor of the front, middle and back of the coffee. Because V60 has many ribs and the drainage speed is fast, it can prolong the extraction time when the water is cut off.