Mist hangs over a steep peak planted in coffee in the La Libertad region of Huehuetenango.
A web of power lines stretch from a tall line poll in La Libertad, near Peña Blana.
Green coffee cherries still immature, clinging to a coffee branch at a Libertad farm (not Axel's).
Mist hangs over a steep peak planted in coffee in the La Libertad region of Huehuetenango.
A web of power lines stretch from a tall line poll in La Libertad, near Peña Blana.
Green coffee cherries still immature, clinging to a coffee branch at a Libertad farm (not Axel's).

Guatemala Xinabajul Axel Palacios

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Delicious confluence of dark sugars and dried fruit hints, with fruited acidity that has a pleasantly grabby aspect. Notes of brown sugar, dried fig and date, orange tea, dark chocolate truffles. City to Full City+. Good for espresso

Total Score: 87.5
Weight *: 1 LB
Product Overview
Full Cupping Notes

The ground coffee has notable sweet smells at City roast level, offering notes of caramelized sugars, accented by hints of candied nuts and a lightly spiced sweetness that's a bit like coffee cake. The wet aroma showed more fruit than the grounds, raisins and dried peach, with pungent sweet smells of torched sugar desserts. The brewed coffee has a really nice confluence of dark sugars and dried fruits, like dark brown sugar, dried fig and date. The sweetness is syrupy and delicious in the light roasts, and lingers in the finish. Plump fruit accents in the top end draw out a pleasantly bright acidic impression that gets a bit grabby in the mouthfeel, accentuated by accents of orange tea, and dried apple with the tangy/bittering skin intact. The level of sweetness is excellent at Full City roast level too, with flavor profiles of chocolate confections, truffles, dark chocolate ganache, and a hint of dried berry as it cools.

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

Origin & Farm Notes

Like many of his neighbors, Axel Palacios grew up in a coffee family. His great grandfather started planted coffee in Palmira, La Libertad, and packed everything in and out of the mountainous region by mule. Through the years, the land has been divided into separate plots, passed down from one generation to the next. Axel took on his part of the farm in the late 90's, planting in Bourbon, Catuaí and Caturra cultivars. The altitude of his land ranges from 1500 to 1900 meters above sea level. His coffee comes to us through a joint-effort of two local micro-mill owners who are perform farmer outreach on our behalf finding and delivering many, many samples to us of coffees from family members and neighbors alike all over the Huehuetenango region. Each year we make several visits to the area in order to visit as many of these farmers as possible and cup hundreds of samples with the hopes of expanding our "Proyecto Xinabajul" project that we started more than 15 years ago.

Specs

Technical Specifications

Key specifications and operating details for this product.

region Altamira, La Libertad, Huehuetenango
processing Wet Process (Washed)
drying method Patio Sun-Dried
arrival date Aug 2026
lot size 22
bag size 69 KG
packaging GrainPro Liner
farm gate Yes
cultivar detail Bourbon, Catuaí, Caturra
grade SHB EP
appearance .4 d/300gr, 15-17 Screen
roast recommendations City to Full City+
country origin Central America
recommended espresso Yes
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