Santa Isabel - Las Flores ( Filter Roasted )

COUNTRY: Guatemala

DEPARTMENT: Alta Verapaz

MUNICIPALITY: Cobán

TOWN: San Cristobal Verapaz

FARM SIZE: 300 Hectares (200 under coffee)

ELEVATION: 1,400 - 1,600m above sea level

VARIETY: Caturra

PROCESSING: Washed

FARM OWNER: Valdés Family

AWARDS: Cup of Excellence 2011, 2012

Back again this year for this lovely Santa Isabel ‘Las Flores’ coffee. Each day lot that was processed at the farm was cupped, and the very sweetest, most floral and complex lots were put aside for this micro-lot.

Santa Isabel is a fifth-generation family farm, comprising 300 hectares in the beautiful and rugged region of Alta Verapaz: a unique growing region in Guatemala that has remarkable mountains, a cool climate and plenty of rainfall, as well as dense rainforest and impressive flora. Founded in 1875, the farm is today owned by Luis Valdés Sr and managed by his son, who is also called Luis—or, to his friends and family, “Wicho”.

Within hours of being picked, the red cherries are transported by foot or tractor to Santa Isabel’s wet mill (located on the farm) where they are sorted through a mechanical siphon and graded by weight. They are pulped immediately and then fermented for up to 17 hours, and then passed through a “washer” to remove any remaining fruit. The coffee is then passed through channels and graded by weight, and then soaked in clean water for 24 hours. It is then dried in the sun for 10–15 days until it reaches 30% humidity and is then transferred to a greenhouse to finish drying on raised beds. Their aim is to dry coffee slowly and consistently, with an ideal 5% drop in humidity per day, until humidity is 11%.

RECOMMENDED Suitable for Filter brewing methods and French press.

 **NOTE FOR DELIVERY** An order placing BEFORE 2 PM will arrange on next day delivery. An order AFTER 2 PM will deliver on the next following days.