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Antigua Coffee Bean Flavor Characteristics

Guatemala coffee beans are grown under exceptionally favorable conditions, with ideal altitude, soil, and climate that can produce complex and delicate coffee.

Its most famous volcanic region coffee is the Antigua coffee growing area, which has a slight smoky flavor, unique fruit aroma, and slightly blue-green raw bean color. Each bean is hand-sorted, with a unique flavor that shows slight acidity, making it a distinctive Central American coffee bean.

Antigua, this first-class growing region, has volcanic soil, similar to the Tarrazu region in Costa Rica. Antigua's coffee is grown on the volcanic slopes about an hour's drive from Guatemala City. Compared to Costa Rica, it better preserves its own characteristics, mainly because it has more microclimates than Costa Rica, and climate strongly influences bean characteristics.

Its acidity, sweetness, and texture are perfectly harmonious, with a perfectly rounded flavor, plus a hint of smokiness that further emphasizes its depth and mystery. In short, some people are willing to drink only Guatemalan coffee for their entire lives.

Coffee Bean Growing Region: Guatemala

Guatemala beans have a heavier body than Costa Rican coffee. Due to exceptionally favorable growing conditions - ideal altitude, soil, and climate - they produce some of the world's most complex and delicate coffee. Among these, the most renowned is undoubtedly Antigua, grown in volcanic ash soil.

Raw Beans: SHB (Strictly Hard Bean)
Characteristics: Heavy body with rich flavor, emitting an acidic aroma, with a hint of smokiness. It has medium to full body with subtle chocolate-like notes; its smoky flavor is unparalleled worldwide.

Specialty Coffee Characteristics

Aroma: *****
Body: ***
After Taste: *****
Clarity: ***
Acidity: ****

Optimal Roast Level

Cinnamon: (Very light roast) *
Light: *
Medium-Light: *
City: (Medium roast) **
Full City: (Medium-dark roast) **
Full City Plus: (Dark roast) *
Best: **

Brewing Method Recommendations

Drip or Paper Filter: **
French Press: **
Flannel Drip: **
Syphon: **
Espresso: **
Best: **

Cupping Report Sharing

Roast Level: Full City (Medium-dark roast) | Brewing Method: Drip
Flavor Notes: Noticeable sweetness, caramel sweet-bitter aftertaste, subtle chocolate bitterness, with a slight smoky flavor.

Roast Level: Full City (Medium-dark roast) | Brewing Method: Espresso
Flavor Notes: Good body, rich wine-like flavor, subtle chocolate sweet-bitter notes.

The above cupping reports are for reference only.

Antigua Coffee Bean Brand Recommendations

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted Guatemala Antigua coffee beans - "Flora" - offer excellent guarantees in both brand and quality. More importantly, they provide exceptional value for money. A half-pound (227g) package costs only about 85 RMB. Calculating at 15g per single-origin coffee serving, one package can make 15 cups of coffee, with each cup costing only 5-6 RMB. This represents excellent value compared to café prices that often charge dozens of RMB per cup.

About FrontStreet Coffee

FrontStreet Coffee: A Guangzhou-based roastery with a small shop but diverse bean varieties, where you can find both famous and lesser-known beans. They also provide online shop services: https://shop104210103.taobao.com

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473