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New 2022/23 Crop! The first of our awesome direct relationship Guatemalans to hit. Finca Vista Hermosa & Finca De Dios, along with COE and Ana Cafe winners should arrive by Sept.
Coffee is part of this families blood – Finca El Diamante is owned by one of the Villatoro family members; Florencio. In the same family are the owners of Finca Esperanza, Finca Villaure and Finca Rosma (as well as a few more). These are some of the best farms and the most well known in all of Guatemala. Most of the brothers and their farms have won the cup of excellence. It will be Florencios turn next.
Edwin, our favorite Guatemalan coffee farmer (Finca Vista Hermosa) and our buddy who sources most of our Guats, is good friends with the family and cherry picks some awesome top lots for us. This one is no exception.
Tasting Notes: A wonderful traditional tasting Huehue. Good from light to dark; winy, malty, floral, semi-sweet with good body. Just a pinch of a fruitiness as the cup cools. Light roasts are delicate and more floral upfront, accentuates the winy crispness of the cup, pulls some contrast with a little malty/nutty tone, and a little soft fruit tone especially as the cup cools. Good to let lighter roasts setup a couple days before drinking. Medium roasts were our personal favorite, much stronger semi-sweet malty tones with some winy highlights. Good body and mouthfeel at the medium roasts making this an easy cup to drink all day long. Darker roasts really promote the semi-sweet malty tone, comingles with smoky and roasty notes from the darker roast points. A good cup but pretty roasty. A good dark roast candidate for those who like a smokier cup of joe.
Roasting Notes: An easy bean to roast, beautiful prep with pretty much 0 defects or off beans. Will roast slightly two toned but hard to tell in the final product. High altitude Guatemalans like this will darken up quickly, looks like a medium roast at 1st crack. A good coffee to watch for the expansion in size to mark 1st crack, bean surface gets a strong sheen as you approach second crack.
In his mid-fifties, Florencio Villatoro is incredibly diligent and active despite having had many setbacks. He’s one of the younger brothers of COE winning Aurelio Villatoro, owner of Finca Villaure, Pedro Villatoro of the always sparkly Guayabales lots, Juan Villatoro of El Milagro and the eldest brother, Julian of the Los Olivos lots. Florencio’s diligence has paid off in regional, national, and international awards. In the 2022 harvest cycle, El Diamante won 10th place in the One Of A Kind Guatemala auction with a natural Bourbon, and 28th place in the Cup of Excellence with a washed Maragogype (of which we carried).
Florencio started young, with a coffee nursery and a small lot gifted by his father. He’s been working earnestly since he was 13. At the age of 25, he was in a tragic car accident which damaged his leg, but he’s continued working, innovating, and thriving with the support from his family.
Florencio’s wife Lesvia Marilú López has actively worked in the farm operations through the decades. Now, their four children, Riner, Maikel, Yelsin and Danita, are adults living and working around the farm. On any given afternoon during the bustle of harvest, you might see Florencio turning parchment rows on the patios or laughing with his grandchildren while Riner weighs cherry turn-ins from pickers, and Maikel cups day lots with the cousins in at the family lab.
Florencio has a great sense of humor, and like the rest of his family is kind and generous; a great host. He loves to talk with friends, spend time outdoors, watch soccer with the community, and spend a lot of time with his family.
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