From our Roast Master:
Coffee from the Sacatepéquez department is known simply as Antigua—it is here we find Guatemala’s finest centralized wet mills & top boutique exporters. There are thousands of farms in the area, from the city’s legacy estates to assorted smallholder communities climbing-up Volcán de Agua, one of three looming stratovolcanoes which play a momentous part in Antigua’s famous soil composition. The sizable variety of producers here begets coffees with immeasurable combinations of microclimates, elevations & varieties.
This coffee is a blend of cherry from across the Antigua valley & is processed centrally at a historic wet mill administered by Los Volcanes Coffee—their expertise in agronomy & processing is well-known throughout Guatemala. They are experts in cupping, roasting, exporting, relationship management, & training. They also develop custom-tailored harvesting systems for farm managers based on individual experience & cupping acumen.
I roasted this coffee to medium to accentuate the creamy sugars intrinsic with this green bean. Big notes of caramel & chocolate sweetness give-way to a subtle yet bright & juicy fruit finish.