Wine-like Aroma and Natural Process Flavor Profile: Guatemala Coffee Varieties and Prices

Guatemala Premium Coffee: A Journey Through Flavor and Tradition

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Guatemala is a country with numerous volcanoes, and coffee grown in volcanic soil yields rich, specialty coffee. Guatemala has high average elevations, which means coffee trees grow in environments with significant temperature differences between day and night. These harsh conditions with large diurnal temperature variations allow coffee cherries to mature longer and more slowly on the trees. The beans are hard beans, yet their flavors are more complete and rich.

Characteristics: Rich wet aroma, good balance, high sweetness, elegant and ethereal mouthfeel.

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

Wine Aroma Natural Process Flavor Notes: Pineapple, muskmelon, dried apricot, candied lemon peel, Bordeaux wine, green tea with cinnamon spice, overall filled with rich sweetness and full-bodied smoky plum aroma.

The Pacas Variety

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

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 morphological characteristics on their family's Finca San Rafael estate. He then began collecting seeds and conducting selection breeding, later developing 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 Bourbon from San Ramon 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's Coffee Regions

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

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 the most remote and poorest area of Guatemala but now shows vibrant vitality. With rainy and cloudy weather, New Oriente was an ancient volcanic region where soil evolved from volcanic metamorphic rocks, rich in minerals and nutritionally balanced, different from other volcanic coffee regions.

Brewing Recommendations

Hand-poured Guatemala Wine Aroma Natural Process: 15g coffee, medium grind (using Fuji burr grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g water, bloom for 27 seconds. Pour to 105g and pause. Wait until the water level drops to half, then slowly pour until reaching 225g. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Product Information

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Contact: 020-38364473
Ingredients: In-house roasted
Shelf life: 30 days
Net weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Flavor: Neutral
Coffee bean state: Roasted beans
Contains sugar: Sugar-free
Origin: Guatemala
Coffee type: Other
Roast level: Medium roast

Detailed Coffee Information

Guatemala Plan del Guayabo Estate

Country: Guatemala
Region: New Oriente
Estate: Cardenas Estate
Grade: SHB
Processing: Wine Aroma Natural Process

New Oriente Region Characteristics:

Fertile 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 has enriched 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.

Variety: Pacas
Altitude: 1,675 meters
Flavor: Passion fruit, strawberry sandwich cookies, blueberry

Important Notice :

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FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473