Blind Assessment

Crisply chocolaty, richly bittersweet. Baking chocolate, mustard seed, yellow plum, fir, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with brisk acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. Gently drying finish centers around notes of baking chocolate and mustard seed with undertones of fir.

Notes

Produced by smallholding farmers, from trees of the Bourbon, Caturra and Catuaí varieties of Arabica, and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and flesh are removed from the beans before they are dried). El Gran Cafe is a coffee shop located in the heart of Antigua, Guatemala whose mission is to roast and serve organic-certified coffees produced at its own Finca La Esperanza and Finca El Pintado just outside of town. Featured in El Gran Cafe’s lineup are also coffees from friends and neighbors in the region, along with award-winning and exceptional coffees from other regions of Guatemala. Visit El Gran Cafe’s website for more information.

Bottom Line

A chocolaty, spice-toned Guatemala with an aromatic wood throughline (think fresh-cut fir).

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