Guatemala Santa Rosa
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Tasting Notes

FLAVOR: Chocolate, Cherry, Vanilla, Sweet

BODY: Smooth

ACIDITY: Medium

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Recommended Roast Level

Medium

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About the Coffee

Guatemala has many coffee producing regions that have gained a positive and well known reputation in the industry. This region known as the Santa Rosa valley is located in the South Central area of Guatemala. It is ideal for coffee cultivation due to rich soil from surrounding volcanoes. The climate allows the coffee to mature slowly, which is said to concentrate the coffee beans flavors. The coffee grown in the Santa Rosa region often boasts a balanced cup with chocolate notes.

This lot was processed at the Sabanetas Estate mill, but the coffee was grown by surrounding villagers and brought in to the mill. As a medium roast you get a really smooth, sweet, cherry, chocolate flavor, and it is very pleasant to drink. There's a little bit of a tangy fruit note that I'm not usually expecting from Guatemala, but it's really good coffee.  Nice body, nice aroma, nice aftertaste, good chocolate notes. I wouldn't recommend a dark roast as it starts to turn bitter, but you can get away with roasting it a few degrees lighter and pulling out more flavors that start to taste fruity and less chocolatey (cherry, citrus). 

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