Guatemala - Santa Isabel "Las Flores"

Description

Weight: 200g Location: Guatemala, Cobán, Alta Verapaz, San Cristobal Verapaz Farmer: Valdés Family Roast Degree: Nordic Light Processing: Washed Varietal: Caturra Altitude: 1400-1600m Crop Year: 2026 Bright green apple and lemon hits the palate and nose when hot. As it cools down, lemon begins to grow in the cup, accompanied by the scent and sweetness of cara cara orange, still kept balanced by the faint sweetness of apple at the back. Processing Within hours of being picked, the cherries are transported by foot or tractor to Santa Isabel’s wet mill (located on the farm) where they are sorted through a mechanical siphon and graded by weight. They are pulped immediately and then fermented for up to 17 hours, and then passed through a “washer” to remove any remaining fruit.The coffee is then passed through channels and graded by weight, and then soaked in clean water for 24 hours. It is then dried in the sun for 10–15 days until it reaches 30% humidity and is then transferred to a greenhouse to finish drying on raised beds. Their aim is to dry coffee slowly and consistently, with an ideal 5% drop in humidity per day, until humidity is 11%.