La Folie, Guatemala

Origin

• 🇬🇹 Guatemala

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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The Penny sisters entrust La Folie to the management of Luis Pedro Zelaya, who processes this coffee at his nearby mill, Bella Vista. Once harvested, the coffee is taken to the nearby mill in small batches, where the coffee is depulped, mechanically 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., and dried on a newly built system of raised beds. This particular lot is from the harvests of both the Bourbón and CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. sections of the farm, showcasing the incredible sweetness and balance that our favorite Antiguan coffees have to offer. Outside of the historic Guatemalan city of Antigua, the Bourbón plants of La Folie grow under the shade of silky oaks at an elevation of 1570 meters above sea level.