Guatemala Quetzal Huehuetenango

Origin

• 🇬🇹 Guatemala· Huehuetenango

Tasting notes

Character

• Comforting
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Sweet and citric, with smooth chocolate, nutmeg and fresh cranberry flavors -- High-grown, hard-bean coffees from Guatemala are a staple offering for us as they are for many coffee roasters: The crisp 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., full bodyBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method., and toffee sweetness found in these coffees make them valuable as approachable and affordable 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. brews, or as backbone blendBlendCoffees from multiple origins roasted or mixed together for a consistent, balanced profile year-round — the traditional backbone of espresso menus. components that layer nicely with more complex or fruitier complements.