Guatemala Antigua (natural process) green beans

Smokin Beans

Details

Origin

Guatemala

Process

Natural

Roast Suitability

Description

About the Origin Natural bean nuances (cup notes) – velvety smooth mouth feel like sweet grape soda, nuance of stonefruit, pear and chocolate brownie finish A premium offering from Guatemala. A high quality naturally processed coffee from Antigua is rare but is a real treat for those who enjoy a fruity cup. Premium velvety smooth mouth feel with nuance of grape soda, plum, pear, cherry, raspberry, tangerine throughout each sip. While the finish is like a warm dark chocolate brownie. Best at lighter to medium roast levels. Makes an outstanding pour over, iced latte, or espresso if you like it fruity. — Origin: Guatemala Antigua – 100% Arabica – Varietals: Bourbon, Marsellesa — Region: Central America – Processing: natural – Grade: (SHG) strictly high grown, RA Rainforest Alliance — Flavor Family: fruity, berry, chocolate – Aroma: blackberry, chocolate — Acidity: medium/high – Body: medium – Sweetness: medium/high – Best Roast: blonde roast — Altitude: 5,300 ft – Best Brew: pour-over, espresso – 100% fresh current harvest Top quality naturally processed offerings from Guatemala are scarce but the success of this crop may inspire more local farmers to perfect natural processing for their beans as well. A good quality natural processing is notorious for being difficult to achieve requiring very close monitoring during drying and experienced management to pull it off. This lot of beans is a testament to the skill and effort that went into this harvest and its processing. About the Roasting Process Maybe you have heard that roasting coffee is a work of art and to achieve excellent beautiful taste development in coffee beans it requires skillful and calculated inputs by the roast master throughout the entire roasting process? Is this true or not… Let’s look at this topic a little deeper. Some would argue that roasting coffee is easier than all that and you don’t need to worry about all those “technical aspects” to enjoy roasting your own coffee at home. In the most basic s