Guatemala La Flor Del Cafe Antigua Guatemala: La Flor Del Cafe, Antigua

First timer roasting the bean, used carbon steel skillet. It came out light, so I rekindled the flame and continued the roasting process. It sure opened these beans with more time on the roast. Very mild flavor, no bitterness at all. Ready to roast another batch….

I fire roasted over camp fire to 2nd crack and rested 7 days. Will be ordering more but have other coffee beans to try. My husband likes dark roasted. I like the dark roasted because I can add in my chocolate collegen and grass fed whey and the body still has a full body flavor.

20 yr home roaster. Partial to Guatamala varieties. Freshroast SR540 roaster. Usually to FC or FC+. This is one of 3 Guatamalans that get 5 stars. The others are: Hunapu Duenas, San Martin Jilotepeque, Huehuetenango Aguacatones Honey

It's chocolaty, buttery and smooth like I like my Central American and Colombian coffees. But it also has this underlying earthiness to it that makes it a well rounded and robust coffee, rich in flavors. This is a new favorite. Rich and full bodied. Lots of aroma. Made a nice medium dark roast.

Most excellent and one of our favorites ! Rating at 90% positive as a stand alone coffee. How-some-ever: when blending with Yirgacheffe, Brazil or Columbian: this trifecta blend takes it over the top. Perfect blended balance in all respects.

One of the better Guatemalan offerings I’ve had a chance to roast. I normally start a batch single origin and then branch out to blending either pre or post roast if looking to achieve different flavor profiles. This holds a solid spot in repeat ordering with its versatility and balanced flavor.

Guatemalan coffees are always some of our favorites and this one did not disappoint. It was smooth from the first sip to the bottom of the cup. I have roasted it to a medium light and will try some of the darker roasts to see the broadness of the flavors. A great coffee.

When referring to Dark or Light it is (Dark = 2 Cracks and Light = 1 Crack) and we rated it from 1:10. The Dark brew was with 8 Cups of Water and 50 Grams of Coffee and Flavor was Earthy Flowery mild Coco taste taste with a rate of 8 and Strength of Coffee Strong. The Light brew was with 8 Cups of Water and 50 Grams of Coffee and Flavor was No Flavor with a rate of 4 and Strength of Coffee Weak.

So we tried this baby out after mainly drinking Brazilian coffee as our everyday choice. I think we are now switching to this Guatemalan as our NEW everyday drinker. Smooth but more full bodied than our Brazilian we were use to. This takes the chocolate notes to a whole new level with a little more boldness with very little if any acidity. I roasted 1 minute after 1st crack with my Behmor. You have got to try this one!

Roasted a 1/2lb using Behmor 200AB set on program P2. Total roast time was just over 16 min just into 2nd crack. Very balanced and smooth, rich with subtle dark chocolate, mocha notes. This has become my new favorite!

Roasted a 6oz batch between 1st and 2nd crack, rested for 2 days and 6 days. The flavors develop with resting. The bean quality is very good. The cupping notes are exactly as described by CBC. Another excellent selection. The mouthfeel is full and smooth. It has the body to hold up to some milk. I anticipate it will make great cold brew and espresso,

My wife and I love this coffee. I roast it into 2nd crack in my Behmor. Let me be honest, I don't have a great nose for wine or coffee but my wife does. We don't discuss "notes" but I will tell you that she says the aromas from this coffee during the first few minutes of brewing are out of this world. Of all the coffees I've roasted this one really tickles her fancy. This is tied with our other favorite, CR Tres Rios La Magnolia. Way to go CBC.

Absolutely fantastic! Clean taste & well balanced from 1st sip to last. No acidic bite. No aftertaste. No cream or sugar. No blending required or desired. This is a great stand alone single origin coffee at medium roast with SR800 air roaster. Will buy again! This Costa Rica along with Guatemala La Flor del Antigua are my go-to coffees going forward. Both 5-Stars.

From this site I have tried Colombian, Costa Rican, Ethiopian, Mexican, and Brazilian beans, and so far this Guatemalan bean is the best. Something special about it that I can’t completely describe. The aroma is amazing, and the mouthfeel is full. It’s definitely chocolatey and nutty. Absolutely delicious. Just ordered 5 more pounds.

Great bean it’s a really good coffee at a medium roast whether it’s just after 1st crack or just before second it’s liked by everyone who has tried it

This is a great coffee I roasted one batch to just after first crack and a second to just after second crack I found that both are very good. I took some to my church and let them sample and they all loved both roast. This is one that we will definitely be putting on our menu of beans.

Another great coffee. And again, reviews very helpful for both flavor profiles and roasting preferences. SR 800 with an extension tube to just the 1st sound of second crack. About 8 1/2 minutes, 470° on the readout, and hit Cool. Ended up right around Full City. Wonderful aromas following grinding, filling the house. Even better aromas during brewing. Definitely to the chocolate side of the flavor spectrum. Rich, smooth, and delicious. Highly recommend.

This is one of my favorite beans. Purchased several times before and will purchase again to keep in my stock. Usually roast into second crack and it does not disappoint. It will take the heat and a dark roast. I love this coffee.

FreshRoast SR540 I've been slow roasting for 10 minutes to well into 2nd crack. I punch cool-down the instant I see the least hint of an oily edge. Taking a hint from another reviewer, I'll try blending with a batch stopped at the beginning of 2nd crack, to get a broader taste profile. Originally I'd settled for this in lieu of Huehuetenango Aguacatones Honey but now think this is by no means in second place.

Roasted just past first crack, this one was okay. For us this was sort of a middle of the road, not bad, not spectacular. Might be better with darker roasts but we're not much on the darks.

Great stuff. Got it soon after I placed the order. Roasted up a quick half-pound batch in the Behmor (just the the start of the 2nd crack), let it cool a few minutes and brewed up a couple of pour overs to give it a test Rich cocoa notes and nutty notes. Perfect!

Ive boughten dark roast Guatemalan beans from Trader Joes for along time, until I switched over to an El Salvador peaberry as my go to. When my source for for the ES Peaberry went out of business thats when I took to roasting my own. Since then I've experiment beans from various parts of the globe and remembering the Guatemalan from the past I roasted up this Antigua and its lucious. Heed the warning not go to "the dark side" or you'll be cheated out of the tapestry of flavor. It's like buttered crossiant with great aroma and fine balance, close your eyes you might envision a chocolate pomegranate martini at the end. In a recent roast i added two ounces of whole raw hazelnuts to eight ounces of coffee beans and roasted them together it was a decent experiment muted nutty flavor infused - but this coffee should allow its own flag to fly. Although Yemen coffees have now captured my heart, this Guatemalan Antigua is sophisticated in its own way. You would not be disappointed.

It’s just perfect.