Flavor characteristics of Antigua coffee beans in Guatemala introduction to Belacamona coffee beans

Geographical features and flavor characteristics of Antigua coffee

Antigua is located in 45km, southwest of Guatemala City, 1500-1700m above sea level, surrounded by three volcanoes up to 3600m 3700 m above sea level, known locally as the Antigua Valley (Antigua Valley) plateau basin. At the bottom of the basin is a very flat area about 1520 to 1550 meters above sea level, surrounded by surrounding slopes, while coffee trees are planted on the flat part of the basin and on the surrounding slopes about 1600 to 1900 meters above sea level. Tens of thousands of tons of ash falls every year, but it also continues to nourish the coffee farms in the valley. Make Antigua coffee get the help of many trace elements, acidity, sweetness and rhyme are excellent!

The microclimate of Antigua is very cold at night, and the coffee garden is frosty enough because of the radiation cooling effect on a clear night; therefore, highly shaded cultivation is prevalent locally, with the aim of using the crown of shade trees as insulation during the low temperature period at night. protect the coffee trees under the shade trees from frost. Coffee farms usually use tall native trees from the local forest as shade trees. in the thick shade, they mainly plant the ancient excellent variety "Bourbon" and the dwarf mutant "Kaddura" of bourbon. This cultivation system not only creates more environment-friendly farming methods, but also uses the roots of shade trees deeper into the soil to absorb nutrients from the depths of the ground and accumulate in the canopy. Wait for artificial pruning, and then let the branches and leaves of these nutrient-rich shade trees naturally decompose in the coffee garden, and eventually become free fertilizer for the coffee garden. Although highly shaded cultivation will slightly reduce the yield of coffee, it can be said to kill three birds with one stone, which is a very wise agricultural method.

Flavor: the fruit is as sour as Vivetta Nanguo, full of aroma. The former baking has a good sense of sweetness and sometimes has the smell of smoke, which increases the sense of layering.

Introduction and Flavor characteristics of Bella Camona

Bella Camona, the most famous Antigua coffee in Taiwan, does not actually come from a manor called Bella Camona (in fact, there is no such estate in Antigua)! In fact, Bella Camona coffee is a mixture of coffee from two estates owned by the owner of the Silaya family-Bella Vista (Bella Vista) and Camona (Hacienda Carmona).

The two estates are located in the south of the ancient city of Antigua, about five to ten minutes' drive from the ancient city, which is very convenient for coffee travelers to visit. In particular, the "Bella-Vista Manor" is located in the flat area of the Antigua Basin, with cup testing rooms, cafes and viewing platforms. It is most suitable for receiving visitors The whole garden is flat, 1520-1545 meters above sea level, directly below the north of the towering perfect conical volcano "Vocan Agua", responsible for washing and drying the main Silaya Coffee Manor Group, while Camona Manor is located in the southeast corner of the Antigua Basin and extends to the valley slopes at the edge of the basin. With the increase in altitude, coffee trees have been planted all the way from 1700 meters above sea level to 1850 meters above sea level, making it the highest large manor owned by the Silaya family.

Every harvest season, the estate group of the Silaya family flocked to many Mayan aborigines to harvest berries. The owner will be divided into micro-batches according to different estates and dates, and stored independently. The international buyer of Lianjie Coffee went to Antigua early this spring and spent the whole day testing hundreds of micro-batch samples and selecting the best batches to mix. It is a job that requires concentration and physical strength. Of course, we need strict and accurate operating procedures to ensure that these selection and mixing work can be really implemented.

Antigua Bella-Camona, Guatemala

Guatemala Antigua Bella Carmona

■ producing area

Antigua producing area (Antigua)

■ source

Bella Vista Manor (Bella Vista)

Camona Manor (Hacienda Carmona)

Owner of ■

Luis Pedro, the fourth generation of the Zelaya family.

■ treatment method

Washing method

■ variety

Bourbon (Bourbon), Kaddura (Caturra)

■ altitude

1520-1545 m (Bella Vista)

1700m to 1850m (Hacienda Carmona)

■ GPS

N 14'32'15 "/ W 90'45'26" (Bella Vista)

N 14'30'45 "/ W 90'42'25" (Hacienda Carmona)

Flavor: bright sour, balanced, smooth taste, with ripe apples, green grasslands, rose petals, nuts, chocolate, Sugar cane juice boiled sugar, a little smoke.