Description
A half pound each of:
Guatemalan Premium Huehue. – Finca Vista Hermosa – Z14 Small Screen–A much cleaner cup this season than the previous small bean lots, a great year for FVH. Tasty from light to dark. Lighter roasts do have some acidity, not over the top but noticeable. A little lemony winy factor up until a strong medium roast. Light roasts are a bit higher acidity and more floral, has some winy soft fruit complexities like traditional Guats but to most will come off more citric. The malty undertones are present at the lighter roasts but overpowered by the more citric/winy character. As one pushes towards a medium roast, the cup really builds some good body and rich dark tones, retaining just a hint of citric that adds some good sweetness and depth to the cup. Holds up nice dark roasted as well, the smoky malty tones are always a favorite combo.
Guatemalan Premium Huehue. – Francisco Mendez Top Lots–
A great cup of Guatemalan coffee, not too acidity, a real sweet edge to this cup. Good from light to dark. Lighter roasts show a little more tart apple like acidity with just hints of a darker tone. Medium roasts have a nice sugary sweetness upfront, medium bodied, low acidity with more of a creamy malty tone that gives some hints of caramel, the winning roast level in our book. The beans hold a dark roast very nicely, touching 2nd crack did not introduce too much smoky or roasty tones, still sweet but much stronger, hints of a winy floral aspect mixing with darker chocolate and malty-ness.
Guatemalan Huehuetenango BCT Select Washed-
Smooth, rich and clean, this is a great example. Lighter roasts will be more floral than chocolaty with some clear acidity, clean cup but enough acidity some might want to avoid lighter roast points, a little risk of grassy tones if way light. Medium roasts are well balanced and smoother, chocolaty with just a hint of crispness, a little spice note pops out in the aftertaste. Darker roasts are stronger and fuller bodied, chocolaty, not too roasty.
Guatemalan Premium Huehue. – Finca Villaure; Punta Del Cerro #3 – Washed Processed–
Best served in the light to medium roast range. A top shelf, rare example of traditional Huehue coffee. Lighter roasts are full of white wine like acidity and floral tones. Pulls some balance with a complex malty undertone, but just a hint. Lighter roasts will be all about the more acidic “lighter” toned components. We have not seen a clean Guat this sizzling or winy for quite some time. A great roast level but not for everyone. If you do not like more acidic/floral cups, bring it to a medium roast for much a smoother example. It will cut out the more blasty features and accentuate the richer darker tones. Darker roasts do work very well, that classic malty-ness mixing with roasty notes is quite tasty and the cup retains a sweet edge… but the cleanliness and brightness of this cup are what separates it from average, will get a bit lost at darker roasts.
Guatemalan Antigua – Concepcion Buena Vista – Anaerobic Natural AnaCafe 14
Best served in the light to medium roast ballpark. Sweet, clean, delicate and complex. A bit citric/floral acidity upfront while super fresh, mellows 4-5 days after roasting. Decent sweeter red fruit tones accentuated by the aromatics. After some resting, the fruitiness turns a bit more grape-skin like, which we have found unique to the anaerobic coffees. A balanced cup at the light to medium roasts, a pleasant malty tone to contrast the fruit and acidity. As the cup cools one will notice a little more oaky ferment tone within the malt like profile. Strong medium to dark roasts bring out the Guatemalan roots of the cup, very malty and complex, semi-sweet and much more robust. A slight touch of fruitiness at the fuller roasts but comes off more like a barrel aged oaky tone, which does compliment the malty cup profile.
Guatemalan COE Winning Lot #28 – El Diamante – Maragogype Washed –
The Villatoro family has done it again. A wonderful award winning lot from one of our favorite Guatemalan coffee families. Took 28th place this year with this Maragogype Washed. Check it out here.
This is the sizzling, very bright offering out of all the COE coffees, crazy being a Maragogype offering. Almost all the others I have tried over the years were low acidity and bolder coffees, very cool to see a stellar one. Definitely a cup to remember. Floral and lemon will hit you over the head at light roasts. Very sweet cup with some fruity character within the brighter more citric cup profile. Incredibly clean cup which will pull some balance and clear tones at lighter than normal roast points. Similar to the Pacamara, some tea like spicy dark tones in the aftertaste, medium bodied with great mouthfeel. This cup is about the floral/citric/fruity front end. Keep it in the light-medium roast range, full roasts will be much more plain tasting.
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