AYARZA :: GUATEMALA

Origin

• 🇬🇹 Guatemala

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky

Cup Characteristics: Plum, Melon, Chocolate Cooperative: El Porvenir Region: Santa Rosa, Guatemala 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.: Yellow CatuaiCatuaíA Brazilian cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra: short, productive, storm-resistant. Sweet, mild, dependable — everywhere in Brazil and Central America., Cattura, BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. Altitude: 1,830-2,000m ASL Process: Natural processNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. & Dried on raised beds Harvest: November-April 2025 Cupping ScoreCuppingThe standardized tasting ritual — coarse grounds steeped in hot water, crust broken, slurped from a spoon — used to score and compare coffees.: 85.5 :: Retail orders ship primarily with USPS