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GUATA LOTTA™

Guatemalan - Acatenango region. - Finca La Soledad has been a Pérez family coffee farm since 1895, named in honor of a Perez grandmother, Soledad. Beyond simply inheriting a farm in a great micro-climate and altitude for coffee, the Perez family has shown great dedication to care for the trees, rebuilding the old mill to the highest ecological standards. I have visited this farm the past 4 seasons and this is the third year to offer the coffee at Sweet Maria’s. And I am so happy with the lot we are offering here. It’s not some crazy “fruit bomb” coffee; it’s a classic Central that I find myself, on a weekend morning, wanting to select for my own brew. Henio and his son Raul work intensively on the farm, and Raul has been roasting and cupping samples regularly to master the quality control of their coffee. It might be surprising, but there very very few coffee farmers that are true cuppers of their own production. The crop was smaller this year at Soledad but I think the quality is up. Bright yet balanced, sweet yet with a pleasant bittersweet tang as well, dense in it’s mouthfeel, this is a great example of the Guatemala flavor profile. The dry fragrance has a vibrant fruit/nut flavor, a chocolate-dipped raisin and hazelnut scent. At darker levels, chocolate bittersweet notes dominate. The aroma from the wet grounds intensifies in honey sweetness, adding scent in the lighter roasts and some “brown bread on the hearth” smells at Full City roast. There is also a slight floral hibiscus scent. The aromatics are classic, clean, balanced Central America all the way, and the cup flavor follow suit. Lighter roasts have almond and apricot high notes, a clean and lively acidic snap, with vanilla malt sweetness. At City+ roast a more rounded flavor profile emerges, with a dense mouthfeel, a more developed sweetness, but still apricot-nut flavors at the foreground. The finish has a mouth-refreshing quality, with lingering brightness and a fading brown sugar taste. Cupping credit: Tom Owen. Processing: Wet; Varietal: Caturra, Pache, Bourbon; Appearance: 17-18 screen. (15 oz. bag)