Santa Clara - Natural Bourbon ( Filter Roasted )

COUNTRY: Guatemala

DEPARTMENT: Sacatepéquez

MUNICIPALITY: Antigua

FARM SIZE: 90 Hectares

ELEVATION: 1,600-1,830m above sea level

VARIETY: Bourbon

PROCESSING: Natural

OWNER: Ricardo Zelaya

AWARDS: Cup of Excellence 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

This naturally processed coffee comes from Santa Clara Estate, a farm owned and managed by Ricardo Zelaya. The influential Zelaya family has been growing coffee in Antigua for more than 100 years.

Every cherry at Santa Clara is hand-picked when perfectly ripe, and then sorted by hand before being inspected by the quality control manger at the wet mill. This special micro-lot has been hand-picked by special pickers, who are employed and paid higher wages specifically for their skill at selecting only the ripest and most perfect cherries. The method of ‘special’ picking is one that the Zelayas have used to great effect in the lots that they submit to the Cup of Excellence competition. They’ve recently begun to expand their offerings of lots, such as this one, that utilize the same method of picking.

On the same day that they were picked, the fully ripe cherries were washed thoroughly in the receiving tanks, and additional water was passed over them to remove any traces of dirt. They were then left in this tank overnight. The next day the cherries were taken through the washing channels to ensure there were no floaters, and then transferred directly to the African beds inside the greenhouse where they were turned every thirty minutes initially, and then as the beans dried out this was increased to every fifteen minutes to ensure uniform drying. Drying took around twenty-one days to reach the desired moisture level.

RECOMMENDED Suitable for Filter brewing methods and French press.

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