Guatemala Coffee Practice and Grading

Coffee grade

Traditional Guatemalan coffee is graded according to the altitude at which it grows:

SHB, extremely hard beans, ≥ 1370m

HB, hard beans, 1370-1066m

Prime-ExtraPrime, selected, 762m-1066m

Let's talk about the seven main production areas:

1) Highland Huehue Vivette South Highland

2) Volcanic San Marcos San Marco volcanic area

3) Traditional Atitlan traditional Attland

4) Rainforest Coban Kuban and forest area

5) Fraijjanes Plateau Fletcher Heights

6) Antigua Classic Classic Antigua

7) New Oriente Orete New area can be said to be a veritable "classic" as Antigua, which has the longest and most famous coffee productivity in Guatemala.

This area has fertile pozzolanic soil, low humidity, rich sunshine and high temperature difference between day and night, which forms a unique geographical environment for coffee growth. The area is surrounded by Ague,Acetenango and Fuego volcanoes, especially the regular eruptions of Fuego, one of the three major volcanoes in Guatemala, provide the region with rich volcanic ash nutrition. Antigua is favored by coffee lovers for its wonderful floral fragrance, bright acidity and the bitterness of chocolate, and what is more unique is its unique "volcanic smoke" aroma produced from volcanic soil, so it is also known as "smoke coffee"!

Finally, it is important to note that when baking, it should be noted that city baking at a high level can maximize its taste, balance and enrich it! The seven boutique coffee producing areas have their own characteristics. on the whole, Guatemalan coffee brings a clear cup experience with elegant acidity, full and round, with a floral aroma and a clean, long finish. And its wonderful floral aroma and vivid and bright taste is difficult for other coffee, but also suitable for comprehensive coffee, while the bitterness of chocolate will continue to a long finish, without the heavy bitterness of Colombia. The flavor and sweetness are better than those of Colombia. although the overall taste of Guatemala is light, it has a good aftertaste for a long time. In addition, coffee from some producing areas also brings a wonderful smoky flavor.