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Front Street-introduction to Guatemalan Coffee

Guatemala is bordered by Mexico to the north, Honduras and El Salvador to the south, the Caribbean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, surrounded by mountains and seas, with tropical rain forests, volcanic geology, plateau valleys and ever-changing microclimate. Agriculture is the main source of economy, and the main agricultural product is coffee. Guatemalan coffee once enjoyed a reputation as the best quality coffee in the world. The coffee beans here are full of grains and delicious and balanced.

There are few places in the world that offer a variety of high-quality coffee beans like those produced in Guatemala. Guatemalan coffee beans are famous for their elegant, sour, clean, well-structured, as well as sour apple, berry, jasmine, orange peel, green pepper, sweet and sour fruit, sweet chocolate and even smoky aftertaste. Such a rich regional flavor can be attributed to the unique natural conditions of the producing area, including different climate changes in each region, rich soil formed by volcanoes, abundant natural water resources, high-altitude mountains and shady forests.

Coffee was introduced into Guatemala in 1750 by Father Jesuit. At the end of the 19th century, German colonists made great efforts to develop the local coffee industry. For more than a hundred years, coffee has been the economic lifeline of Guatemala. The crisscross mountain topography, the mountains and plateaus formed by more than 3000 meters of volcanoes, and the neighboring Atlantic and Pacific Ocean interweave more than 300 kinds of microclimates, these geographical factors give birth to eight well-defined producing areas, each producing area has its own unique flavor, the main varieties are bourbon, iron pickup, Kaddura, Guatemala produces high-quality Central American high-altitude very hard coffee beans. It is the ninth largest producer of coffee beans in the world.

Guatemalan coffee can be said to be the crown treasure of Central American boutique coffee, which means that coffee cups produced in Guatemala are more likely to score 88 + than neighboring countries.

Guatemalan coffee has a distinct aroma of fresh flowers, as well as a clean fruit flavor. Soft acidity, medium mellow on the palate, and a lingering clean finish. The cleanliness of the taste is a very important measure of whether coffee is good or not.

Guatemalan coffee usually has a surprising complexity, from huge estates to small farms on small slopes, coffee from the same micro-producing area will be different in flavor.

Knowledge: Guatemala is home to more than 300 microclimates, which can be called the largest in the world.

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