Is it normal for Guatemalan coffee beans to smell smoky? The solution to the smell of smoke in coffee roasting

If there is a smoky taste in the coffee, it is generally considered to be a bad coffee with a defective taste.

To infer which process has gone wrong from planting to cooking, baking is the most likely. In the process of baking, with the gradual rise of the temperature in the furnace, the water of coffee beans continues to evaporate, and part of the silver skin falls off, which will produce smoke.

At this time, it is necessary to open some air doors to increase the convection of the air and discharge the fallen silver skin and smoke. If the throttle is not enlarged, the smoke will stay in the stove and smoke into the coffee beans. Then we will drink the smoky taste of the coffee. This smell will be more obvious, choking the nose, making the throat uncomfortable, so it will be classified as defective flavor. But not all smoky flavors are due to the defective flavor caused by baking. About two years ago, a middle-aged uncle walked into the front street cafe. Through exchanges, I learned that my uncle did business in Colombia and Venezuela in his early years, and later returned home because of changes in the business environment. When he was in Colombia, he fell in love with drinking coffee. For a long time, he only drank a bean baked by a local baker, and even if he returned home, he brought it back by asking local friends to bring it back. However, due to the epidemic, the coffee over there could not be shipped back, and my mouth tickled with greed. Later, I learned through my friends that there were many beans in front of the street, so I came to look for beans. "the exact place is not clear, but the taste is very special, there will be a smell of old smoke gun, at that time favorite is smoking, while drinking that kind of coffee, always exciting (very delicious) …..." The uncle is talking about Guatemalan coffee beans. The smoky smell of Guatemalan coffee beans is not an artificial special treatment process, nor is it the smoky baking taste caused by mistakes in baking. It's about the soil and water here.

Guatemala has tropical rain forests, volcanic soil, plateau valleys and more than 300 microclimates. It also creates a variety of flavors of Guatemalan coffee beans, such as citrus acid, lemon peel, nutty and smoky (tobacco) in the same cup of coffee. The smoky taste of Guatemalan coffee is not the kind of irritating and irritating taste, but a slight, light smoke smell like lighting tobacco, so friends who like smoking like the coffee in this place very much. Just like the smoky description can be seen in the Guatemala Excellence Cup in 2021.

There are also two Guatemalan coffee beans on the front street, Vivette Nan Fruit and Antigua. Vivette south fruit producing area is not in the volcanic area, although the lack of volcanic high mineral soil, but better than high altitude, dry climate, and rich water sources, very suitable for growing coffee beans with high hardness. The acidity of Vivette Nan Fruit Coffee is very lively and often tastes citrus-like acidity with a touch of lemon peel freshness. But it also has the smoky and nutty aromas of Guatemalan coffee. Qianjie thinks that although this bean is not very good, it can fully reflect the flavor of Guatemala, so it has become the Guatemalan rations bean in Qianjie.

Antigua producing area is located in the volcanic area. The rich volcanic soil and the huge temperature difference between day and night make the coffee here very strong in aroma and sweetness. On the front street are the Flower God coffee beans of Raminita Manor, which is famous for its strict high standards of planting, processing technology and quality control. Therefore, it can be said to be the first echelon in Antigua in terms of quality. The smoky smell of this coffee bean is not very strong, looming. The fruit is very sour and sweet, and has a thick taste.

Perhaps, when you are tired of drinking rose summer, a cup of Guatemalan coffee will have a remarkable experience. The friend echoed, "there is also rosy summer coffee in Guatemala!"