Starbucks Coffee: Antigua, Guatemala

Guatemala Antigua Coffee

Caption: this is a particularly elegant and complex coffee. This coffee with delicate acidity balances the subtle texture of cocoa powder with soft spices.

Processing: washing method.

Location: Guatemala, the westernmost country in Central America, bordering Mexico, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador. Antigua is in the south-central part of the country.

Similar to coffee: Starbucks preferred coffee or Colombian coffee.

Taste with food: cocoa, apple, caramel, nuts.

Tasting suggestions:

Taste Guatemala Antigua coffee with some simpler coffee (such as preferred coffee or breakfast mixed coffee). Cocoa powder is the main element in tasting Guatemala Antigua coffee. Although it has the taste of chocolate, its texture is the real reason why it stands out. Notice the feeling of Guatemala Antigua coffee on the tongue. Guatemala Antigua coffee is smoother and softer than the obvious acidity of preferred coffee and breakfast mixed coffee.

More information about this coffee:

This outstanding coffee has always been a favorite of Starbucks coffee buyers and a feature of the coffee industry. And we have established a long and strong relationship with the people of Antigua.

Antigua produces the best coffee in Guatemala, which still follows the traditional way of life and sits between three volcanoes. Coffee farmers from Antigua have a rich knowledge of gardening and are keen to produce great coffee. Antigua has always produced some of the best coffee in Central America.

Although Antigua coffee in Guatemala comes mainly from Antigua, we also purchase coffee from seven important coffee growing areas in Guatemala, such as Huehuetanango, San Marcos and Atitlan, etc.

We buy more coffee from Guatemala than any other coffee producing country.

Excerpts from Antigua Coffee, Guatemala

Antigua coffee in Guatemala is my favorite morning coffee. Even if I don't want to get up in the morning, the smell of Antigua coffee in Guatemala will wake me up: "it's time to get up." The overflowing fragrance brings a wonderful feeling, let me actively welcome every day!

-Pamela Fleetwood, store partner, Seattle, Washington, D.C., USA

National information

Population: 14.7 million (estimated in 2005)

Area: 108890 square kilometers

Education ratio: 71%

Average life expectancy: 65 years

Anecdotes:

Guatemala is the most populous and largest Central American country.

The agricultural population accounts for more than 50%, the industrial population accounts for 15%, and the service industry accounts for 35%.

Agricultural products include: sugar, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens.

Guatemalan cardamom is also used in some Taishu tea products.

Source: www.starbucks.cn, the official website of Starbucks