Huehuetenango - Carbonic Maceration This lot comes from one

This lot comes from one farm on those slopes — and we process its harvest two ways so you can taste the difference

a technique borrowed from winemaking that amplifies fruit character and aromatic intensity

The Fraijanes plateau sits beside the active Pacaya volcano

The same farm

Huehuetenango - Carbonic Maceration This lot comes from oneGuatemala's highest, driest coffee frontier. Huehuetenango is the highest and driest of Guatemala's non volcanic regions. Hot, dry Tehuantepec winds rolling in from Mexico's plains shield these extreme altitude farms from frost, letting the cherries ripen slowly and develop unusual depth and intensity. This lot is carbonic maceration the whole cherries ferment in sealed, oxygen free tanks, a technique borrowed from winemaking that amplifies fruit