Why Does Pour-Over Coffee Have a Smoky Flavor? What to Do When Your Pour-Over Coffee Tastes Smoky - Flavor Review of Washed Flower Goddess Coffee Beans

After roasting, coffee presents different flavors, but due to variations in growing environment, climate, soil, and moisture, the "flavor" of coffee will have slight differences. Is it normal for some coffee to have a smoky taste? What causes a heavy smoky flavor? FrontStreet Coffee is here to explore this with everyone.

Two Conditions That Create Smoky Sensation

First, it can be caused by roasting defects, resulting from poor coordination between exhaust and heat.

Second, the coffee's inherent flavor is predominantly smoky in character, where the bean's natural flavor profile contains significant smoky notes. For example, FrontStreet Coffee's Guatemala coffee beans have a distinct smoky flavor.

Why Guatemala Coffee Beans Have Smoky Notes

Let's now explore why Guatemala coffee beans have smoky characteristics!

Guatemala Antigua Flor de Café

Region: Antigua Volcanic Zone

Estate: La Minita

Export: La Minita Group's brand "Flor de Café"

Soil: Volcanic soil

Altitude: 1850m

Varieties: Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai

Processing: Washed processing

This Guatemala Flor de Café washed coffee exhibits prominent citrus acidity with a juice-like sour sensation, rich floral aromas, pleasant sweetness, medium body, with subtle caramel and smoky notes in the finish. The overall profile is clean, gentle, with a smooth texture and a balanced, lively, and complex flavor profile.