SINGLE ORIGIN | MEDIUM ROAST
250GM | 1KG WHOLE BEAN + GROUND OPTIONS
WE TASTE: BLACK CHERRY COMPTE, APRICOT, CARAMEL APPLE
PRODUCER: AYRAZA CHERRY MILL
FARM : SMALL HOLDER FARMERS
ORIGIN: AYARZA, SANTA ROSA | GUATEMALA
VARIETY: ANACAFE 14, BOURBON, CATUAI, PACHE, SAN RAMON
PROCESS: WASHED
ALTITUDE: 1,400 - 2,000 MASL
This washed lot was processed at our cherry mill in Ayarza, Santa Rosa. In Guatemala, coffee is traditionally processed individually by smallholder farmers, making it difficult to manage and guarantee quality form lot to lot. Our suppliers team in Ayarza works with numerous farmers in the region, paying a premium for ripe cherry and processing it centrally to maintain strict standards throughout.
FEEL GOOD -
Francisco Nájera is one of many local producers our suppliers work with at Ayarza cherry mill. Francisco was born in El Naranjo town in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala. He is 30 years old, married with two children and has been working in the coffee production business for around 15 years. Cultivating various small plots covering just under 1ha in total, Francisco is a small producer but a great entrepreneur, and has excelled in the coffee production business despite the adversity and constant threat of various coffee diseases. He also dedicates part of his time to developing coffee tree nursery services to sell saplings to other farmers in the region.
PROCESS -
The beginning of the process is the same for all: strict picking and reception standards (picked ripe with less than 3% of greens), cherry floatation, de-pulping and screen sorting to remove any remaining under-ripes. Then the coffee is sent straight to the mechanical washers (removing the mucilage), sent through a Centriflux to remove excess water, then dried at low temperatures mechanically. This processing profile is sweeter and a little more body driven – this the standard top washed profile for Santa Rosa, but sometimes we call it ‘classic’.
SINGLE ORIGIN | MEDIUM ROAST
250GM | 1KG WHOLE BEAN + GROUND OPTIONS
WE TASTE: BLACK CHERRY COMPTE, APRICOT, CARAMEL APPLE
PRODUCER: AYRAZA CHERRY MILL
FARM : SMALL HOLDER FARMERS
ORIGIN: AYARZA, SANTA ROSA | GUATEMALA
VARIETY: ANACAFE 14, BOURBON, CATUAI, PACHE, SAN RAMON
PROCESS: WASHED
ALTITUDE: 1,400 - 2,000 MASL
This washed lot was processed at our cherry mill in Ayarza, Santa Rosa. In Guatemala, coffee is traditionally processed individually by smallholder farmers, making it difficult to manage and guarantee quality form lot to lot. Our suppliers team in Ayarza works with numerous farmers in the region, paying a premium for ripe cherry and processing it centrally to maintain strict standards throughout.
FEEL GOOD -
Francisco Nájera is one of many local producers our suppliers work with at Ayarza cherry mill. Francisco was born in El Naranjo town in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala. He is 30 years old, married with two children and has been working in the coffee production business for around 15 years. Cultivating various small plots covering just under 1ha in total, Francisco is a small producer but a great entrepreneur, and has excelled in the coffee production business despite the adversity and constant threat of various coffee diseases. He also dedicates part of his time to developing coffee tree nursery services to sell saplings to other farmers in the region.
PROCESS -
The beginning of the process is the same for all: strict picking and reception standards (picked ripe with less than 3% of greens), cherry floatation, de-pulping and screen sorting to remove any remaining under-ripes. Then the coffee is sent straight to the mechanical washers (removing the mucilage), sent through a Centriflux to remove excess water, then dried at low temperatures mechanically. This processing profile is sweeter and a little more body driven – this the standard top washed profile for Santa Rosa, but sometimes we call it ‘classic’.
