TRADITIONAL
Nº 280 Guatemala Santa Rosa
Country: Guatemala
Process: Washed
Grown / Region: Santa Rosa Valley
Altitude: 1300m +
Varietals: Mixed
Producers: Smallholders
Tasting Notes: Cocoa, Hazelnut Brittle, Plum Jam
Roast Level: Dark 5/5
This coffee comes from a group of producers in the Southern Central region of Guatemala - The Santa Rosa valley. Here the coffee benefits from nutrient dense soils and lots of rain.
This causes the coffee cherries to mature slowly, and improves the concentrations of flavour within the beans. Guatemala is renowned for consistently good coffee with rounded sweetness, nutty flavour and versatility when brewing. This coffee was roasted to a dark level that making it ideal for home brewing and even pairing with milk and sugar!
DISCOVERY
Nº 281 China Donka
Country: China
Process: Washed
Grown / Region: Menglian Region, Yunnan
Altitude: 1300m
Varietals: Catimor (P3 / P4)
Producers: Mr Li
Tasting Notes: Brown Sugar, Almond, Citrus
Roast Level: Medium 3/5
Farm Notes:Whilst the processing of the coffee happens at the Dongka farm, the cherries are also sourced from neighbouring producers. The coffee is pulped (the skin and fruit pulp removed), and left to dry-ferment for 18 hours. The coffee is physically washed, by passing it through water channels, that also enables density sorting. The coffee is then spread thinly on drying patios for up to 10 days. This enables the coffee to reach the optimum moisture content for shipment.
Speciality coffee from China is gaining in reputation, and Rave’s partnership with Indochina and Yunnan Coffee Traders is enabling us to access high quality coffees from this region.
This coffee is vibrant, clean and sweet. Its delicate aromatics are tea-like, and there are notes of citrus, almond and brown sugar.
