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Guatemala El Amate

Guatemala · El Amate · Washed This one comes from Petronilo Martinez’s farm in Hoja Blanca, Huehuetenango, right near the Mexican border. His father planted it in 1958. Petronilo is in his eighties now and still walks the farm most days, with his son running it alongside him. It’s a washed coffee. The fruit comes off first, the beans ferment for 48 hours, then dry in the sun on concrete patios for 11 days. Washing keeps the cup clean, so nothing muddies the sweetness. The cupping notes say Dr Pepper. We were skeptical until we tasted it. It’s a fruit-forward coffee that tastes like something y

Merchant's tasting notes: sweet, velvety, pear, brown sugar, orange bitters

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