Guatemala - Tony Medina, Washed, Caturra and Bourbon

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Honey - Field Blend

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Guatemala - Tony Medina, Washed, Caturra and Bourbon

Guatemala - Tony Medina, Washed, Caturra and Bourbon

Regular price $25.00
Sale price $25.00 Regular price
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Producer: Alex Aguilar

Farm: Finca Los Angeles

Region: Las Vegas, Santa Barbara, Honduras

Harvest: Spring 2024

Varieties: Bourbon, Pacas, IHCAFE 90

Process: Honey

Altitude: 1,554 masl

Importer: Quest

 

Producer Profile

Alex Aguilar is a coffee producer by tradition, having inherited his farm and learning the craft from his father. Alex’s Finca Los Angeles sits at 1,544 masl in the community of San José de Los Andes in Las Vegas, Santa Barbara, Honduras. Alex grows Bourbon, Pacas, and IHCAFE90 varieties, of which this field blend is comprised. Alex does not work on the farm on his own, in fact, the whole family is involved in production at Los Angeles. They help pick, process, and dry the coffee. We purchased two lots from Alex this year in order to showcase the range of processes and flavour profiles he produces on the farm. you can expect to see a smaller honey processed lot from Alex later this season.

Santa Barbara

Coffee profiles from Santa Barbara are among our favourite, however, the region is anything but easy to grow coffee in. In the high altitudes of Santa Barbara, producers can experience very cold temperatures combined with heavy rainfall that can combine to cause cherries not to ripen and for leaves to die on the tree. These same cold and wet conditions can also make processing very difficult.

Field Blend

Bourbon takes its name from Bourbon Island (now La Réunion), where it was introduced by French missionaries who had taken a few coffee seeds from Yemen in the 1700s. Along with Typica, Bourbon accounts for the basis of most of the world's coffee production today which is made up of Bourbon and Typica descendant varieties. Bourbon is known for its high-quality potential, susceptibility to disease and relatively low yields.

Pacas is a natural mutation of Bourbon, with a single-gene mutation that causes dwarfism. Like other dwarf varieties, this allows for potentially higher yields since the trees can be planted at a higher density.​​ With strong quality potential at high altitudes, Pacas is, unfortunately, highly susceptible to coffee leaf rust and coffee berry disease.

IHCAFE 90 is a cross between Timor Hybrid and Caturra. Well adapted to low altitudes, it requires a lot of fertilization and unfortunately, has recently been found to be highly susceptible to rust.

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