Region: Atitlan and Chimaltenango
Farm/Coop: Finca El Pacayalito & Beneficio Las Americas
Varietal: Bourbon, Catuaí, Caturra, Typica
Altitude: 1320 to 1600 masl*
Process: Swiss Water
Cupping notes: Bright, medium body, hint of fruit, sweet, clean. Blends well with non-decaf Guatemala SHB.
* meters above sea-level
Swiss Water Processing (SWP) is a patented method to decaffeinate beans in a chemical-free way, while preserving their original characteristics as well as possible.
Strictly Hard Bean (SHB) is coffee grown at very high altitude. They produce a denser and more vibrant flavour profile than those grown at lower altitudes. The climate tends to be cooler with less direct sunshine and plenty of moisture. This causes the coffee fruit to mature slowly allowing more time to develop depth and sweetness, as well as many other desirable characteristics we look for in fine specialty coffees.
European Process (EP) points to the process of hand sorting the beans in order to remove defects and foreign objects to the EP Standard.
