GUATEMALA - FINCA EL DURAZNO - WHITE HONEY

Origin: GUATEMALA Farm ; FINCA EL DURAZNO Region: NUEVO ORIENTE Variety: BOURBON Altitude: 1500-1700 masl Process: WHITE HONEY “ CHOCOLATE, CARAMEL & PEACH ” The Ventura family have been growing coffee for over five generations.The coffee farming tradition began when their grandfather started growing coffee in 1894, at a farm called Finca Rabanales. Over a hundred years later, the family purchased Finca El Durazno in 2012. Rafael & Maria Elena are two of the five proprietors of the farm, and are active in its management. In 2012, Finca El Durazno did not have a single coffee plant - in fact the land was mainly used for forestry. Although the Ventura family have been coffee farming for over 120 years, the farm is very young as coffee was planted during the 2013-2014 harvest. Depending on how much mucilage remains, the coffee can be classified as white honey, yellow honey, red honey, or black honey. The colour of the beans increases as more mucilage is left on, and each shade results in a different flavour profile. White honey: 80-90% of the mucilage removed Yellow honey: 50-75% of the mucilage removed Red honey : 0-50% percent of the mucilage removed Black honey: minimum mucilage removed White honey process coffees have the lightest body and cleanest cup flavour, while black honey process coffees are fuller-bodied with intense sweetness and fruity notes.