El Mirador | Guatemala
Milk Chocolate | Almond | Brown Sugar| Dried Fruits
Producer: Ever Mendoza
Process: Washed
Region: Huehuetenango
Varietal: Caturra, Bourbon, Typica
Altitude: 1520 - 1650 masl
We are excited to finally release another lovely Guatemala to start off 2025! Sourced through our friends at Primavera Coffees, this offering from producer Ever Mendoza from the Huehuetenango is everything you want from a complex, yet easy-drinking washed coffee.
The Producer
Ever is a second generation coffee grower and learned most of what he knows about coffee from his father, Miguel. He lives with his dad and siblings, and while Ever is the owner of the land, his father helps with the administration of the farm and the family shares the workload. This farm, El Mirador or “the overlook,” is named for the spectacular views of Huehuetenango one can see when on the farm.
The Process
The family works together to process the coffee - which begins around 4-6 hours after picking. The cherries are de-pulped at the electrically-powered wet mill and placed in a tank for dry fermentation for 32 hours. After the fermentation, the coffee is washed thoroughly and then placed on the patio to dry in the sun for about 8 hours a day, during which time the coffee is turned every hour to ensure thorough and even drying. After 5 days, when the coffee is dry, the family stores it in clean sacks until they are ready to deliver it to our warehouse in nearby San Antonio Huista.
What to Expect:
This offering tastes best both as drip or espresso, with or without milk. We aim to profile this coffee right down the middle so that no matter what your brewing outcome is, it will taste delicious and will be easy to extract. On espresso, we recommend a 1:2.5 ration in about 27 seconds. On filter, a 1:15-1:17 ratio is ideal and will taste great across the board. We tend to prefer flat bottom brewers for washed coffees from this region.
Milk Chocolate | Almond | Brown Sugar| Dried Fruits
Producer: Ever Mendoza
Process: Washed
Region: Huehuetenango
Varietal: Caturra, Bourbon, Typica
Altitude: 1520 - 1650 masl
We are excited to finally release another lovely Guatemala to start off 2025! Sourced through our friends at Primavera Coffees, this offering from producer Ever Mendoza from the Huehuetenango is everything you want from a complex, yet easy-drinking washed coffee.
The Producer
Ever is a second generation coffee grower and learned most of what he knows about coffee from his father, Miguel. He lives with his dad and siblings, and while Ever is the owner of the land, his father helps with the administration of the farm and the family shares the workload. This farm, El Mirador or “the overlook,” is named for the spectacular views of Huehuetenango one can see when on the farm.
The Process
The family works together to process the coffee - which begins around 4-6 hours after picking. The cherries are de-pulped at the electrically-powered wet mill and placed in a tank for dry fermentation for 32 hours. After the fermentation, the coffee is washed thoroughly and then placed on the patio to dry in the sun for about 8 hours a day, during which time the coffee is turned every hour to ensure thorough and even drying. After 5 days, when the coffee is dry, the family stores it in clean sacks until they are ready to deliver it to our warehouse in nearby San Antonio Huista.
What to Expect:
This offering tastes best both as drip or espresso, with or without milk. We aim to profile this coffee right down the middle so that no matter what your brewing outcome is, it will taste delicious and will be easy to extract. On espresso, we recommend a 1:2.5 ration in about 27 seconds. On filter, a 1:15-1:17 ratio is ideal and will taste great across the board. We tend to prefer flat bottom brewers for washed coffees from this region.
Milk Chocolate | Almond | Brown Sugar| Dried Fruits
Producer: Ever Mendoza
Process: Washed
Region: Huehuetenango
Varietal: Caturra, Bourbon, Typica
Altitude: 1520 - 1650 masl
We are excited to finally release another lovely Guatemala to start off 2025! Sourced through our friends at Primavera Coffees, this offering from producer Ever Mendoza from the Huehuetenango is everything you want from a complex, yet easy-drinking washed coffee.
The Producer
Ever is a second generation coffee grower and learned most of what he knows about coffee from his father, Miguel. He lives with his dad and siblings, and while Ever is the owner of the land, his father helps with the administration of the farm and the family shares the workload. This farm, El Mirador or “the overlook,” is named for the spectacular views of Huehuetenango one can see when on the farm.
The Process
The family works together to process the coffee - which begins around 4-6 hours after picking. The cherries are de-pulped at the electrically-powered wet mill and placed in a tank for dry fermentation for 32 hours. After the fermentation, the coffee is washed thoroughly and then placed on the patio to dry in the sun for about 8 hours a day, during which time the coffee is turned every hour to ensure thorough and even drying. After 5 days, when the coffee is dry, the family stores it in clean sacks until they are ready to deliver it to our warehouse in nearby San Antonio Huista.
What to Expect:
This offering tastes best both as drip or espresso, with or without milk. We aim to profile this coffee right down the middle so that no matter what your brewing outcome is, it will taste delicious and will be easy to extract. On espresso, we recommend a 1:2.5 ration in about 27 seconds. On filter, a 1:15-1:17 ratio is ideal and will taste great across the board. We tend to prefer flat bottom brewers for washed coffees from this region.