Guatemala Coffee Bean grading Guatemala altitude Flavor characteristics Guatemalan Coffee Story

Introduction to varieties of Flavor description Grinding scale for grading altitude of Guatemalan Coffee Bean

Antigua is a famous producer of Guatemalan coffee. Antigua coffee is produced in Hacienda Carmona, where the best quality coffee is EL Pulcal, which is not only of good quality, but also has a stronger flavor, richer taste and stronger tobacco flavor than other Guatemalan coffee. Every 30 years or so, the area near Antigua is hit by a volcanic eruption, which provides more nitrogen to the already fertile land, and plenty of rainfall and sunlight make the place more suitable for growing coffee.

Guatemalan coffee also comes from San Marco, Oriente & Coban, Palcya, Mataquescuintia and La Uman in Sacapa.

It accounts for 85% of total coffee production, including Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Ethiopia and so on. The beans are turquoise, thin and small, with special aroma and sweet acid, which is good to drink with other coffee. Excellent quality, more suitable for public taste.

Robada species (Robusta):

Roughly planted in Java, Indonesia, drought-resistant and insect-resistant; bitter taste, but bitter with fragrance, especially after cooling with a unique sweet taste, suitable for the preparation of cold coffee, mellow and extremely bitter.

Liberia plus species (Leberica):

The quantity of this variety is very small, most of it is used to synthesize coffee and make coffee essence, it is difficult to see in the market, the quality is not good, and the flavor of the single product is not good.

Coffee cultivation at Incht Manor began in 1900. With a total area of 720 hectares, it maintains 470 hectares of primeval forest in order to maintain the natural and precious microclimate. To prevent the microclimate of the whole manor from being affected by excessive reclamation. The use of reasonable farming methods to protect soil nutrients, so that soil quality will not be gradually degraded by long-term cultivation, so as to maintain rich organic matter. In addition, the hardware facilities of the Incht treatment plant are complete, and the quality of the coffee is guaranteed in the later stage through orderly and scientific management. Incht is also very careful in the planting of coffee trees, whether in harvesting, pruning, or fertilization, coffee trees are carefully protected. The planting management of the whole manor has the advanced concept of symbiosis and win-win with ecology. As a result, Incht was certified by the Rainforest Alliance.

Most Caribbean and Central American countries express quality in terms of altitude. For example, the eastern part of Costa Rica produces LGA (Low Grown Atlantic Atlantic low altitude), MGA (Medium Grown Atlantic Mid-Atlantic altitude) and HGA (High Grown Atlantic Atlantic High altitude); West Bank slopes produce HB (Hard Bean hard beans), MHB (Medium Hard Bean Intermediate hard beans), GHB (Good Hard Bean excellent hard beans) and SHB (Strictly Hard Bean very hard beans). Beans are hard, and the higher the altitude, the higher the price. Costa Rica's best plantations mark their bags and elevations, and like Nicaragua, Costa Rica uses the name of the region with the flavor of the country. Guatemala coffee beans are classified vaguely at altitude, ranging from 700 to 1700 meters: "Good Washed" (good water washed beans), "Extra Prime Washed" (super water washed beans), "Semi Hard Bean (SH)" semi-hard beans, "Hard Bean (HB)" hard beans, "Fancy Hard Bean" super hard beans and "Stictly Hard Bean (SHB)" very hard beans.