Guatemala SHB Huehuetenango Huixoc Dark Roast Roasted and Shipped Same Day

The Guatemala Huixoc Estate has the classic Guatemalan flavor profile of bright, winy acidity combined with medium-full body. It also feature crisp orange and winy boysenberry flavor and a finish with a lovely creamy, malty sweet chocolate note. These beans from Huixoc Estate are especially fine; giving you a very crisp, tight cup with an extra layer of sweet black walnut flavor.

Huixoc is located the heart of Guatemala's most famous growing region, Huehuetenango. The farm, as the region, is blessed with a unique wet and warm microclimate that gives this coffee the highest standard of quality. You’ll enjoy its warm, fruity, citric acidity and rich toasted pecan/cashew nuttiness. Cherry and dark chocolate flavors play into a light ripe blueberry finish.

The Huehuetenango region has a rich Maya heritage and is located high in Central America’s highest mountain chain, the Sierra de Los Cuchamatanes. Coffee grown in this region is some of the highest growing coffee in the world, and the premium this top-quality coffee can command contributes to the prosperity enjoyed by coffee farmers of the Huehuetenango region.

Bean Profile:

·         Origin: Guatemala; Huehuetenango Region

·         Farm/Farmer: Huixoc

·         Varietal: Bourbon, Mundo Nuevo, Caturra, Typica

·         Roast: Vienna

·         Processing: Fully Washed, Patio Dried

·         Elevation: 5800+ ft.

Guatemala might just be coffee heaven, with diverse soils, rainfall, humidity, altitude and temperatures that produce seven distinctive regional types of specialty Arabica beans. The Huehuetenango region is just across the border from Mexico; it has high plains and the highest mountains in Guatemala with peaks over 12,000 feet. Dry, hot winds from southern Mexico sweep across the plain into the rugged mountains – protecting even the highest coffee farms from frost and creating a cool, humid subtropical micro-climate ideal for heirloom Arabica coffees.

Notes: Rainforest Alliance Certified, meaning this coffee was produced following sustainable ecological and socio-economic criteria developed by the Sustainable Agricultural Network, a coalition of independent, environment-focused non-governmental organizations. Processed by the classic wet method: fruit is removed before drying using traditional ferment-and-wash methods and the beans are sun-dried. Produced on Finca Huixoc from trees of the Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai and Mundo Nuevo varieties of Arabica. Who Should Drink It: Those who enjoy lighter-roasted coffees with delicately brisk acidity and fresh, meadowy aromatics.

Roasting: The roast tastes range from toasted malt at the City roast, to candied nutty flavor at City+, to tangy bittersweet chocolate hints at  Full City roast with Subtle citric hints, green herbal qualities in the finish.  Lighter roasts have sweet malt caramel roast taste  Roast light to full city(Medium Dark).

 

Did You Know!

Ground roasted beans lose their optimal flavor in about 2 days?
Whole roasted beans lose their optimal flavor in about 2-3 weeks.
If your coffee wasn't roasted just before you purchased it, chances are, it isn't fresh. The difference in flavor between fresh coffee and stale coffee is not subtle. Did you know that without fresh coffee, your espresso machine will have a hard time producing that thick crème you are trying so hard to achieve? Drip, French Press, Vacuum or espresso - every brewing method will produce better results with fresh coffee. That is why we custom roast to your order. Or try purchasing our carefully selected green beans and roast at home.