Guatemalan Premium Fraijanes Finca Idolia

Description

People are our connection to origin and Fernando Díaz is one of those people in Guatemala who has the multigenerational wisdom, which brings the complexity of coffee to life. Fernando owns and manages Finca Idolia, a 60-acre farm intercropped with towering shade trees in the Fraijanes growing region east of Guatemala City nestled between the Tecuamburro and Pacaya volcanoes. Fernando learned to calibrate the quality of coffee produced on the farm through fierce competition in the Guatemala Cup of Excellence. His team meticulously selects ripe cherries to depulp, ferment, wash and then gradually dry in a controlled environment designed to protect cup quality. Raised drying beds and sensor-controlled airflow permit a more uniform drying process. The same focus on sorting and quality control is executed through to the final export stage.

Tasting Notes: A very tasty cup of Guatemalan coffee. Lighter roasts are a bit delicate and sweet, a hint of winy acidity with some smooth chocolaty tones and a lingering spice note in the aftertaste. A good cup to sip on all day long. Medium roasts mute up most of the winy aspects of the cup, bring more of a medium body to the table and add just a hint of a smoky factor. Darker roasts get pretty smoky and chocolaty and was the only roast point with a little bite in the cup.

Roasting Notes: Good from light to dark but we though it shined more in the light to medium roast points. A longer setup for the lighter roast points benefited nicely, came off a little sour edged after about 12 hours but really got smooth and defined within about 36 hours.