The coffee was discovered in old EthiopÃa, by a Sheppard
that has goat and the goats was eating a red fruit, that keep them awake and
shaking.
The coffee was bought to America by the dutches on
boat, not by the Spanish like everybody can think. The Guatemalan coffee is one
of the best in the world for many reasons, on of this reasons is that
Guatemalan coffee is harvested in low lands that has no flavor and highlands
that the taste is bitter, low land or coast coffee is harvested at less of 1000
metters at level of sea, and highland coffee is harvested up 1200 meters of the
level of the sea.
The kind of Guatemalan coffee is arabica, is two kind
of coffees on the world robusta (Brazil, Vietnam, among others countries) and
arabica (México, Colombia, Guatemala) the difference between two kind of
coffees is arabica needs of shade for grow, and robusta does not need shade for
grow. The tree that is aside of coffee plantations has the name of Gavilea. The
coffee production in Guatemala goes from the months of October to December.
Other secret of Guatemalan coffee is the coffee fruit
or seed is ripped only by women because they are more gentle, than a men, the process begin with the ripped coffee, after
this them peal the coffee and let dry in a patio by 15 day by the sun, this
coffee on this state has the name of gold coffee, after this the coffee seeds are puted in a husker,
for split the good ones seeds of the bad
ones seeds, can be a wet husker or dry husker, the yellow color that had the
coffee becomes green and this kind of coffee is known like pilgrim coffee, in
this state is ready for be toasted.
The pilgrim coffee is exported worldwide because on
this state the buyers can toast the coffee like them want, but this coffee is
exported only of low or highland, if want a special blend should be asked to
the exported or coffee plantation owner.
Some years ago there was a contest of which was the best coffee on the world, and Guatemala earn that contest even to Colombia, that is famous for it coffee such as Juan Valdez.
One of the best blends you can get is the next 25 per
cent coffee of Antigua Guatemala that is highland and some bitter, 25 percent
of Fraijanes is lowland and has no taste, and 50 per cent Atitlán that is very
bitter, the coffee of this three places makes an excellent blend of coffee very
good coffee, sometimes I like to compare the coffee with the wine, because many
people like to add sugar to the coffee, but a good coffee is such a good wine,
not need sugar for can be enjoy.
In Guatemala in the year 1910 was invented the instant
coffee by doctor Lenhoff, in the raking worldwide Guatemala has the 13 position
in exportation of coffee, because Guatemala sells quality and not quantity.
* Guest blog, posted by: Francisco Grazioso
*(General Manager)
(Toscana Tours Guatemala)
2 Comments
Delicious shade grown beverage - nice to know.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment sir.
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