GuatemalaDrop Coffee · Stockholm
Los Altares, Anaerobic Washed Caturra, Guatemala
green apple · brown sugar
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What Drop Coffee says about this coffee
Flavour description: An aroma of sweet caramel. Flavour notes of green apple and brown sugar. The finish is smooth and sweet.
Color: Caramel Brown Category: Comfortable Producer: Guadalupe Alberto Reyes with family Location: Palencia, Pie Del Cerro, east of Guatemala City, Guatemala Farm: Los Altares Varietal: Caturra Processing: Anaerobic Washed Elevation: 1850 meters above sea level Price Transparency: The FOB price paid for this coffee was $3.85/lb
Los Altares is a farm located in the small town Palencia, east of Guatemala City. This farm is owned by Guadalupe Alberto “Beto” Reyes, who used to be the Mayor of Palencia and since 2012 has been growing coffee in the area. His work has helped put Palencia, a region not previously known for growing coffee, on the coffee map in Guatemala and leading to significantly increased development.
We have previously worked with a nearby farm called El Limon, and first got to visit what came to be Calahual and Los Altares long before it was bought and replanted by Alberto. Today it's grown into a family business with Beto’s wife and sons also working on the farm and running operations. Their care and devotion to each step of production has l…
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What the roaster says about where it came from
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How it sits among coffee from Guatemala
Drop Coffee describe this coffee as fruity, caramel and sweet. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Guatemala; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.
Every family the roaster names is a common one for coffee from Guatemala, so this reads as a typical example rather than an outlier.
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What Drop Coffee says about itself
Organic
“In 2018, we relocated our roastery to Rosersberg, just north of Stockholm, where we currently operate as a certified organic roaster.” their page (opens in a new tab)
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Where each fact came from
Altitude, lowest
“Producer: Guadalupe Alberto Reyes with family Location: Palencia, Pie Del Cerro, east of Guatemala City, Guatemala Farm: Los Altares Varietal: Caturra Processing: Anaerobic Washed Elevation: 1850 meters above sea level Price Transparency: The FOB price paid for this coffee was $3.85/lb Los Altares is a farm located in the small town Palencia, east of Guatemala City.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Variety
…and sweet. Color: Caramel Brown Category: Comfortable Producer: Guadalupe Alberto Reyes with family Location: Palencia, Pie Del Cerro, east of Guatemala City, Guatemala Farm: Los Altares Varietal: Caturra Processing: Anaerobic Washed Elevation: 1850 meters above sea level Price Transparency: The FOB price paid for this coffee was $3.85/lb Los Altares is a farm located in the small town Palencia… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Flavour families
“Flavour notes of green apple and brown sugar.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Country of origin
…green apple and brown sugar. The finish is smooth and sweet. Color: Caramel Brown Category: Comfortable Producer: Guadalupe Alberto Reyes with family Location: Palencia, Pie Del Cerro, east of Guatemala City, Guatemala Farm: Los Altares Varietal: Caturra Processing: Anaerobic Washed Elevation: 1850 meters above sea level Price Transparency: The FOB price paid for this coffee was $3.85/lb Los… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Processing
“Brown Category: Comfortable Producer: Guadalupe Alberto Reyes with family Location: Palencia, Pie Del Cerro, east of Guatemala City, Guatemala Farm: Los Altares Varietal: Caturra Processing: Anaerobic Washed Elevation: 1850 meters above sea level Price Transparency: The FOB price paid for this coffee was $3.85/lb Los Altares is a farm located in the small town Palencia, east of Guatemala City.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Producer
Flavour description: An aroma of sweet caramel. Flavour notes of green apple and brown sugar. The finish is smooth and sweet. Color: Caramel Brown Category: Comfortable Producer: Guadalupe Alberto Reyes with family Location: Palencia, Pie Del Cerro, east of Guatemala City, Guatemala Farm: Los Altares Varietal: Caturra Processing: Anaerobic Washed Elevation: 1850 meters above sea level Price… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Tasting notes
“Flavour notes of green apple and brown sugar.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
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