Guatemala Las Marias

Origin

• 🇬🇹 Guatemala

Tasting notes

Character

• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20

Single OriginSingle originCoffee from one traceable place — a country at the loosest, a single farm or lot at the strictest — rather than a blend of sources./Direct Trade Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee.: Sweet lemon, honeyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. and dates This 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. CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. varietal comes to us from Dos Ninas Importers, a direct trade importing company started by two sisters who are 4 th generation coffee farmers at Finca San Luis El Volcancito. Their farm is nestled in the mountains in the region of Santa Rosa, Guatemala, at the base of its’ own volcano. These sisters and their family of farmers take great pride in the quality and traceability of their coffee, and it shows in the incredible and consistent taste profile of the cup. We fell in love with this coffee from our first sip, it has a honey and date syrupy sweetness with hints of sweet lemon 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. at the finish that makes for a very comforting and delicious cup of coffee.