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Guatemala Santa Felisa Estate

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Guatemala, Santa Felisa Estate

Red Bourbon. Natural 22

Altitude: 1600m Region: Acatenango Valley

Processing Method: Coffee cherries are hand-picked only when extremely ripe, then dried on African raised beds for 25-30 days, slow-dried to 12% moisture content

Eco-friendly Farming Practices: Hand-picked coffee cherries at 22° Brix sweetness

The original Arabica varieties spread from Ethiopia to Yemen were only Bourbon and Typica. These two ancient varieties have given rise to new varieties worldwide. The Bourbon variety was named after France successfully transplanted it to Bourbon Island. Bourbon yields 20-30% more than Typica, has broader leaves, and both coffee cherries and beans are rounder than Typica. Bourbon coffee generally offers rich, delicate flavors with excellent sweetness. The flavor characteristics of Santa Felisa Estate's Red Bourbon are: bright, wine-like acidity with excellent sweet notes.

Natural 22 is Santa Felisa Estate's natural processing method, where coffee cherries are allowed to ripen to 22° Brix sweetness before hand-picking, then dried on African raised beds for 25-30 days, slow-dried to 12% moisture content. The flavor characteristics of this processing method are: fruity notes, mild acidity, high body, and intense sweetness.

Red Bourbon Coffee Bean Flavor Notes: Dried peach, citrus, peach and plum, stone fruits, ripe grapes

Guatemala's Renowned Coffee Estate

Santa Felisa, a famous coffee estate in Guatemala, was established in 1904 and is now managed by fourth-generation family members Anabella and Antonio. The estate is located in the Acatenango Valley, an indigenous Maya region where Maya natives have continued to work in the coffee estate to this day.

At altitudes ranging from 1560-1800 meters, the microclimate and fertile volcanic soil provide the coffee plantation with unique advantages, allowing coffee beans to mature slowly and perfectly absorb more natural nutrients from the volcanic soil. Santa Felisa Estate practices eco-friendly farming methods, combining agricultural science with ancestral knowledge while respecting the local ecology and indigenous people.

Meticulous eight-step processing methods combined with diverse tree varieties, careful organic farming, and insistence on hand-picking coffee cherries at 21° Brix sweetness—all these thoughtful details cultivate amazing coffee flavors that consistently rank among the top in Cup of Excellence competitions. Since 2011, they have held independent estate global auctions, which at that time was the only organic estate auction activity in the coffee world.

"Santa Felisa does not follow market mechanism price fluctuations, but rather follows the natural cycles produced by nature's laws and indigenous culture," says Anabella, adhering to the principle of "how to do better for plants and animals, our family and customers, and produce more unique coffee."

This philosophy exists as naturally as breathing in the daily work of everyone at the estate.

"Quality depends on people playing an important role." This is also why Santa Felisa cares for and respects every coffee worker at the estate like family, producing high-quality coffee beans while making every effort to protect the ecology. After leaf rust devastated Central America, they reflected more deeply on the importance and connection between the environment and the land. The estate is committed to:

• Reforestation and water source protection
• Using compost and no herbicides to protect the soil
• Not cutting shade trees to maintain soil fertility and protect biodiversity
• Using soil-friendly nutrients

In 2012, when leaf ravaged Central America, many surrounding estates saw entire coffee trees wither and die from the disease. However, Santa Felisa's organically cared-for coffee trees were robust and resisted the disease. When an even more severe leaf rust epidemic struck in 2013, reaching the point where chemical spraying became unavoidable, almost no organic estate in Central America was spared. Santa Felisa Estate reluctantly lost its organic certification.

Currently, Santa Felisa Estate conducts leaf rust prevention three times a year - twice using organic methods and once having to use chemical agents. Beyond this, everything remains the same as their original organic certification farming practices.

Coffee farmers who don't have organic certification but still insist on protecting the ecology long-term in coffee cultivation and production.

They don't have fair trade certification but still insist on respecting and caring for all coffee workers and families within the estate.

Treating generations of indigenous people with kindness.

Red Bourbon Coffee Bean Brand Recommendation

FrontStreet Coffee's Brazilian Red Bourbon coffee beans offer full guarantees in both brand and quality. More importantly, they offer extremely high value - a half-pound (227g) package costs only about 45 RMB. Calculating at 15g per single-origin coffee, one package can make 15 cups of coffee, with each cup costing only about 3 RMB. Compared to café prices that often reach dozens of RMB per cup, this offers exceptional value.

About FrontStreet Coffee

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