Coffee Guatemala Antigua SHB

Coffee Guatemala Antigua SHB

The land of southern Guatemala is surrounded by three volcanoes, and a large and dense rainforest keeps the plantations moist. The clay soil formed on the volcanic material turned out to give extremely tasty coffee yields. Their stimulating effect was discovered already in the colonial period. Here, special attention is paid to quality. Most of the harvest comes from small plantations run by local people. No mechanical solutions are used for harvesting, and the grains are harvested using the traditional wet method.

Antigua is a symbol of Guatemalan coffee. Its refined nut flavor is intertwined with sweet chocolate. After cooling down, deep, spicy notes emerge from the background. She is liked for her low acidity and full body that leaves an aftertaste long after drinking a cup of delicious coffee.

SHB, or Strictly Hard Beans - only hard beans from high heights.

ORIGIN:

• COUNTRY: Guatemala
• REGION: Antigua, Sacatepéquez
• CROP ALTITUDE: 1600 meters above sea level

GRAIN FEATURES:

• SPECIES: 100% Arabica
• VARIETY: Bourbon, Arabigo
• HARVEST PERIOD: October-March
• ACQUISITION METHOD: wet

SENSORY PROFILE:

• SWEETNESS: average
• BITTER: average
• ACIDITY: low
• NOTES: spicy, chocolate-nut
• INTENSITY: high
• BODY: full

BURNING PROFILE:

• Degree of burnout: medium (so-called: American)
• Roasted using the artisanal method by four very experienced Roasters

Curious with tied coffee

In France, coffee was distributed at that time by the ambassador of the Ottoman Port at the court of King Louis XIV - Suleiman Aga. The French court quickly became convinced of the black drink (coffee was even grown in the greenhouses at the Palace of Versailles). From the salons, coffee quickly made its way to the apartments of Paris and other French cities. Many cafes started to appear, and the most famous one was founded by Francois Procope dei Coltell.
The Pole Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki also played a significant role in popularizing coffee in Europe. On September 12, 1683, after the victory of Hetman Jan III Sobieski, the future king of Poland, the Battle of Vienna, many items and supplies were left from the Turks. Among them, more than 300 coffee bags. Initially, the Poles believed that it was a "black grain" intended for feeding camels. Kulczycki, who had traveled around Turkey before, knew that it was coffee and was not used to feed animals. As he made significant contributions during the battle, Hetman Sobieski contributed to his request and presented him with Turkish coffee supplies. Soon Kulczycki opened the first cafe in Vienna and called it "Under the Blue Bottle"