Guatemala El Socorro Java Variety

This is a special small lot of Java variety coffee from Finca San Diego Buena Vista in El Socorro town of Acatenango. The Java cultivar originated from Ethiopia, but had stop overs in Java and Cameroon, then finally Central America. The coffee is identifiable by the elongated shape of the seeds/beans, often described as having a "canoe" shape. The Java cultivar is seen throughout parts of Central America, most broadly represented in Nicaragua and Guatemala. It is recognized as producing unique cup flavors, specifically exhibiting tea-like top notes, and mouth cleansing acidity. This lot shows some of those delicate notes in quiet proportion, and I had the most success in pulling them toward the front when keeping the roast to City. San Diego Buena Vista is a 1500 meter farm just outside of Antigua, who we've bought from for more than a decade now, and have gone back for their variety separations of Bourbon, Typica, and Java, year after year. On our visits, we're always impressed with their practices, the way they have separated all the cultivars on the farm, and the beautiful condition of the mill. The mill is a vintage one with amazingly well kept-up machinery and the care is evident at every turn.