Guatemala New Oriental Cadiñas Winey Natural Pacas: Grades, Prices, Green Beans and Roast Levels

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Guatemala Coffee Overview

Guatemala is a country with numerous volcanoes, and coffee produced in volcanic soil yields rich, specialty coffee. Guatemala has a generally high altitude, which means coffee trees grow in environments with significant temperature differences between day and night. This harsh environment with large day-night temperature variations allows coffee cherries to mature longer and more slowly on the trees, resulting in hard beans with more complete and rich flavors.

Characteristics

Rich wet aroma, good balance, high sweetness, with an elegant and ethereal mouthfeel.

Origin

This batch of newly arrived coffee beans comes from the Cardenas Estate, a top-tier plantation located in the New Oriente region of Guatemala.

Wine Aroma Natural Processing Flavor Profile

Pineapple, melon, dried apricot, candied lemon peel, Bordeaux wine, green tea with cinnamon spice, overall filled with rich sweetness and full-bodied smoky plum aroma.

Pacas Variety

Pacas is a natural mutation of Bourbon, similar to Catuerra from Brazil and Villa Sarchi from Costa Rica. Like other widely cultivated Bourbon mutations, Pacas is a new variety formed by a single gene mutation, which gives Pacas a crucial characteristic: plants can be planted more densely, ultimately resulting in higher unit yields.

Pacas was first discovered in 1949 by the Pacas family from the Santa Ana region of El Salvador. Fernando Alberto Pacas Figueroa noticed some plants with different morphology on their family's Finca San Rafael estate, and he began collecting seeds and conducting selection breeding. Later, he developed about 3/4 hectare of Pacas "pioneer nursery."

By 1956, Francisco de Sola and Fernando's son - Fernando Alberto Pacas Trujillo - began researching the Pacas variety with the help of Professor William Cogwill from Florida. They compared San Ramon Bourbon with an "unknown" new variety. This "unknown" variety showed completely different characteristics, with plant morphology different from Bourbon, having shorter internodal distances and larger fruiting areas. Finally, they named this variety "Pacas."

Guatemala is a renowned high-quality Arabica coffee-producing country in Central America. Coffee from its five volcanic regions and three non-volcanic regions is very distinctive and enjoys a high reputation in the international market.

Brewing Method

Hand-poured Guatemala wine aroma natural process. 15g of coffee, medium grind (using Fuji's ghost tooth grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water for a 27-second bloom, then pour to 105g and pause. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to halfway, then continue pouring slowly until reaching 225g. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

New Oriente Region

Coffee in this region has been grown entirely by small farmers since the 1950s. Today, every farmer in the mountainous area is a coffee production unit. This region was once Guatemala's most remote and poorest area but now shows vibrant vitality. With abundant rainfall and cloudy weather, New Oriente was an ancient volcanic area where soil evolved from volcanic metamorphic rocks, rich in minerals and nutritionally balanced, unlike other volcanic coffee-producing regions.

Product Information

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Manufacturer Contact: 020-38364473
Ingredients: In-house roasted
Shelf Life: 30 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Taste: Neutral
Coffee Bean State: Roasted
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Guatemala
Coffee Type: Other
Roast Level: Medium roast

Detailed Origin Information

Guatemala Plan del Guayabo Estate

Country: Guatemala
Region: New Oriente
Estate: Cardenas Estate
Grade: SHB
Processing Method: Wine Aroma Natural Process
Variety: Pacas
Altitude: 1675 meters
Flavor: Passion fruit, strawberry sandwich cookies, blueberry

Terroir Characteristics

Rich volcanic soil, lower humidity, abundant sunshine, and cool nights are the characteristics of this producing region. This valley is surrounded by three volcanoes: Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango. Volcanic ash from eruptions enriches the soil in the Antigua region with minerals. Volcanic pumice retains moisture, overcoming the drawback of low rainfall in the Antigua region; dense tree shade prevents occasional frost damage.

Important Notice :

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