Washing treatment of SHB Fine Coffee cooked beans in the volcanic area of Antigua, Guatemala

Coffee beans details:

Country: Guatemala

Grade: SHB

Producing area: Antigua volcanic area

Altitude: 1600-1800 m

Treatment: washing

Variety: bourbon, Kaddura

Producer: La Folie

Flavor: vanilla biscuit, nut adjustable, lemon peel aroma, caramel

Located in the isthmus of Central America, Guatemala is a high mountain and plateau formed by many volcanoes. It produces high-quality high-altitude extremely hard coffee beans in Central America and is the ninth largest producer of coffee beans in the world. The main producing areas of Guatemala coffee are Antigua, Huehuetenango, Atitlan, Coban, Fraijanes, San Marcos, Acatenango and so on. When the coffee beans produced in Guatemala, which has seven major coffee producing areas, are all Arabica, they are all located on the highland topography in the subtropical climate, with rich and stable rainfall and fertile volcanic ash soil. all parts of the country have natural environmental conditions that are very suitable for coffee cultivation. Each producing area has a unique flavor, excellent sour taste and fruity lubrication, is one of the top coffee in the world, suitable for single drink. The Antigua producing area is located in the whole area dominated by the Madre plateau in the opographically Mountains passing through Guatemala. Because of the natural conditions of this producing area, Antigua has become the most famous producing area of Guatemala.

Bella Carmona is from a single estate in the traditional Guardia Antigua region. The village is surrounded by Agua, Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes, which provide the ideal climate and conditions for growing perfect coffee. Although the heat is high during the day in this area, it is completely eliminated by the cool and dry mountains at night. The Bellacamona estate is located on the slope south of the volcano Agua, with a height of between 1500 and 1650 meters above sea level. The average rainfall is between 1800mm and 2300mm, and coffee is grown in the most traditional way. Bourbon and Caturra are the main varieties.

The owner of the estate is owned by the Luis Pedro Zelaya family and has been operating for four generations, dating back to 1908. Bella Carmona is a mixture of two family estates called Hacienda Bellavista and Carmona, which grows coffee in Jocotenango, a small place in the volcanic region of Antigua. The Zelaya family has always attached great importance to coffee quality. From coffee planting to the process of processing, there is quite strict management, planting silver birch for shade, have their own processing plant. In addition, it also attaches great importance to the maintenance of environmental ecology, and the wastewater treatment plant takes into account the design of environmental protection and ecology. After fermenting and washing, it will be sent to the sun field to dry. This micro-batch Bellacamona estate, coffee is grown between three active volcanoes, due to natural volcanic limestone soil, high altitude, fertile soil, rich natural ecology, micro-local climate, unique coffee style, one of the excellent boutique coffees in Antigua. The flavor has a very elegant floral main flavor, the acidity is soft and with a chocolate-like flavor finish, the overall taste is clean and bright. There are nuts, caramel, lemon, sweet round, sweet and smooth, clear acidity, fruity and floral flavor, sweet and lasting aftertaste.