Guatemala Quetzal

Origin

• 🇬🇹 Guatemala· Huehuetenango

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  30
• Comforting
  20

Region : Huehuetenango Process : WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Roast : Medium VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. : BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., Catimor, CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America., Maragogype, Pache Altitude(MASL) : 1400-2200 Notes : Graham with fresh citrus fruit, tart acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it., and candy-like sweetness Named for Guatemala’s national bird, Quetzal is a coffee that carries the spirit of its homeland. Grown on smallholderSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. plots in the remote highlands of Huehuetenango, the beans mature under cloud forest canopy, nourished by mineral-rich soils and shielded from frost by warm valley winds. The result is a cup with notes of chocolate, citrus and a floral finish. This coffee is clean, vibrant, and structured, it’s an expression of Huehuetenango’s world-renowned terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process. and embodies the harmony of nature and tradition in one balanced brew.