Guatemala Xinabajul Peaberry

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Built around sugar browning sweetness with very nice chocolate dimension backing things up. Creme brûlée crust, milk chocolate, semi-sweet chips, currant, and bittersweet finish. City+ to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Total Score: 87.0
Product Overview
Full Cupping Notes

This peaberry has a sweetness of dark sugars and molasses in the dry grounds, a fairly dense fragrance overall. The wet aroma builds intensity, molasses cookie and raisin smells emanating from the steam, the break letting off hints of cinnamon, and almond. The cup profile found at City+ is built around sugar browning flavors - the caramelized  sweetness of creme brûlée crust, crisp toffee and the like - with very nice chocolate dimension backing things up. It's a true crowd-pleaser, one that will stand up to a variety of roast and brew methods. The cooling cup gives way to flavors of dried currant, and milk chocolate. Full City roasts have pervasive dark cocoa flavors that lead to intense bittersweetness in the aftertaste, and should double as a great espresso option.

COFFEE DETAILS
process methodWet Process (Washed)
cultivarBourbon Types, Caturra Types, Modern Hybrids, Typica Types
farm gateYes
Farm Notes

Origin & Farm Notes

This is a peaberry selection made up of many, many of the small-holders we buy coffee from in the Huehuetenango highlands. As you probably know, peaberries are a mutation where one of the two seeds inside the coffee cherry dies off, leaving behind a single, round-shaped bean. They are the exception, for sure, with most shrubs producing much less than 10%. Some people think that peaberries tend to be sweeter since a single seed receives all of the nutrients. We're not entirely sure this is the case, but I will say that this peaberry selection has matched sweetness and body that we look for in our Guatemala coffees. This project has been going for several years now, and we're excited to again to have the opportunity to pay farmers in rural areas a premium price for their top-quality coffees. Read more about Proyecto Xinabjul here.

Specs

Technical Specifications

Key specifications and operating details for this product.

region Huehuetenango
processing Wet Process (Washed)
drying method Patio Sun-dried
arrival date Aug 2024
lot size 5
bag size 69 KG
packaging GrainPro Liner
farm gate Yes
cultivar detail Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai, Typica
grade SHB EP
appearance .2 d/300gr, 15 Peaberry Screen
roast recommendations City+ to Full City+
type Farm Gate
recommended espresso Yes
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