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Coffee, Guatemala's most important export commodity, has been rated by coffee connoisseurs as the best coffee in Central America because of its high quality, rich natural acids and balanced alcohol content, putting other coffee producing regions in the shade.

Guatemalan coffee is an introductory textbook for coffee beginners, because of its rich flavor, not only with medium and multi-level acidity, and Central America's unique sugar aroma, but also has a certain alcohol, for beginners, you can understand the sweet and sour taste of coffee through the balanced flavor of Guatemalan coffee.

Guatemala microclimate

Environmental conditions are the primary factor in determining coffee flavor (for a description of the determinants of coffee flavor, please refer to "The Pursuit of Extreme Flavor"). The reason why Guatemalan coffee can have such a rich flavor level depends entirely on the variable terrain and climate of this region. In Guatemala, where volcanoes abound, coffee trees are planted mostly on slopes above 1000 meters, nourishing the soil with natural volcanic ash. About 98% of Guatemala's coffee is grown in the shade method. Coffee trees grow slowly under the shade of tall trees. Coupled with the high altitude on the hillside, they are affected by the large temperature difference between day and night. The coffee bean structure is relatively solid, and the fruit is smaller but sweeter.

There are eight famous producing areas in Guatemala, the most famous of which are Antigua and Vivitenango. In addition to Guatemala's rich sugar aroma and balanced alcohol, the coffee produced in Antigua is baptized by volcanic ash and has a light smoky aroma, while the coffee grown in Vivitenango has a bright acid and grape aroma due to the dry wind blowing from Mexico. (For an introduction to Guatemala's eight best regions, please refer to Taste of the Region: Guatemala's eight best regions and microclimate)

coffee bean grading standard

Fine coffee grades vary around the world, but Guatemalan coffee beans are graded according to elevation at which they are grown. The higher the altitude at which coffee beans are grown, the more solid the structure, the harder the coffee beans are, and the better the flavor performance is, so Guatemala regards SHB coffee beans (Strictly Hard Bean) with the highest hardness above 1500 meters (about 4500 feet) as the highest quality coffee.

Due to the classification standards of coffee beans according to local conditions, most coffee producing areas are classified according to the number of coffee beans, the larger the particle size, the higher the grade, almost in Africa and Asia, coffee beans are classified into AA, AB, PB, etc. according to this standard; while in Guatemala, the elevation is used as the standard for judging coffee quality.

Catamona Coffee Estate--A Selection of Guatemalan SHB Coffee Beans

Catamona Coffee Estate is located in Guatemala's Antigua region at an altitude of more than 4500 feet. It is well drained and planted in shade, so that each coffee fruit is nourished by fertile volcanic ash. Over the years, it will grow into a sweet and attractive fruit.

Catamona Estate is located at a high altitude. The coffee produced by Catamona Estate is the best SHB coffee beans. The mature coffee fruits are manually picked and the coffee beans are processed by traditional washing method. The natural acid of the coffee beans is more layered. The taste is balanced but the charming sugar aroma is not lost. The complicated refining process is only to give you the best delicious coffee.