HUE HUE: Guatemala Washed

Description

Hue Hue is back for 2026! Just like the previous crop, this year’s lot is produced at Finca Los Angeles by Arturo Villatoro in the Huehuetenango region of Guatemala. This coffee is dense, creamy, and deeply comforting. It leans into a chocolate‑forward profile that’s highly enjoyable and coats your palate with lasting sweetness. The Caturra–Bourbon varietal paired with the washed process gives it a clean, structured cup that cuts through milk beautifully. This is your perfect daily coffee, balanced, reliable, and packing just the right kick. Tasting Notes: Milk Chocolate, Citrus, Marzipan, Dried Berries Cup score: 84.75 ☕  Finca Los Angeles processes this coffee using pure mountain water, giving Hue Hue its signature crisp, fresh character in the cup. That purity also makes it wonderfully versatile equally reliable for filter brews, straight espresso, or milk‑based espresso, always delivering a clean, sweet, chocolate‑forward profile. ABOUT FINCA LOS ANGELES Finca Los Angeles is on the west side of the village of Hoja Blanca in the coffe producing region of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Rising from 1525 to 1800 masl, Arturo's lots exist on two sides of a sheer ridgeline. Mature Chalum, Mandarín, and Capulin trees rise at angles, providing afternoon shade for the Bourbon, Caturra, and Maragogype plants below. Pure mountain spring water is used for processing their coffees. The land is managed by Arturo's son Vielmann Vides Villatoro Castillo, an enthusiastic farmer. For eleven years he lived in Los Angeles, and he loves to talk about his experience picking fruit there. The difference in agricultural pay affected him profoundly: he moved from California, where he'd been paid $40 per apple bin, back to Guatemala where they paid Q40 ($5) per 1 quintal (100 pounds) of coffee cherries. He decided after a decade it was time to return to Cuilco to be with his father, and to care for the farm. Soon after returning, Vielmann was married and bought more land to grow coffee. He built more drying patios and worker housing. Along with his wife and three siblings, the family looks forward to leaving the land and legacy to their beloved children to continue.   TRANSPARENCY REPORT ☠️ Single origin from Guatemala ☠️ Region: Hoja Blanca, Huehuetenango ☠️ Grade 1 Arabica coffee beans ☠️ Producer: Arturo Villatoro ☠️ Farm: Finca Los Angeles ☠️ Varietal: Caturra, Bourbon ☠️ Process: Washed ☠️ Cup Score: 84.75 ☠️ Tasting notes: Milk Chocolate Citrus Marzipan Dried Berries ☠️ Brew: Filter/Espresso ☠️ Altitude: 1800 masl ☠️ Roast: Medium ☠️ Whole bean