Washed Guatemala Microlot - Guadalupe Bautista

Notes: sparkling grape juice, jammy, candied orange peel, boozy

Process: Washed
Origin: Guatemala
Region: Huehuetenago
Elevation: 1400 - 2200 MASL
Variety: Bourbon
Harvest: December - May
Farm: Finca Alejandrina

Guadalupe Bautista is a smallholder producer in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, a region where the majority of the local economy is related either directly or indirectly to coffee. Her farm, Finca Alejandrina, is 14 hectares in size, just over 13 of which are planted with coffee. She grows Bourbon, Catura, and Green and Red Pache. For washed lots, the coffee is picked ripe and depulped the same day, then fermented for 40 hours before being washed three times. Drying takes 6-10 days on concrete patios, depending on the weather.