determines how much acidity
is produced, then regional
humidity determines the type of
acid produced. It is not just how
much acid is produced, but what
type, that effectively defines
the acidity profile of a certain
coffee. This is easy to see when
cupping any one of the seven
regional coffees in Guatemala.
Anyone who has ever cupped
an Antigua or Huhuetenango
alongside a Coban can attest
to a pronounced difference. To
those not familiar with Coban,
it is one of the most humid
regions in Guatemala, at times
resembling a rainforest. In the
cup, many would say the Coban
cups with a delicate fruitiness or
wineyness as compared to the
other regions in Guatemala. As it
turns out, the regional humidity
has the effect of increasing the
“fruity acids” in the bean, much