Guatemala / Delgado Family
The Delgado family farm, Finca Quequezques, has rich volcanic soil that lends itself to beautiful coffee like this one, with its rich sweetness and smooth, creamy body.
Roast Level: Medium
Tasting Notes: Pecan Praline, Caramel Ice Cream, Apricot
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Varieties: Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai, Castillo Verde, Anacafe 14, Geisha, Pacamara, SL28
Growing Altitude: 1,550 - 1,750 masl
Processing Method: Washed
The Delgado family has farmed coffee on these lands in the fertile highlands of San Juan Sacatepéquez for generations. Once a pine forest, Finca Quequezques (pronounced: keh-kehz-kehz) is now a fully integrated coffee farm and mill operation, allowing the Delgados to maintain a high level of quality control over their output, working both with a focus on tradition and sustainability.
The name “Quequezques” comes from an indigenous name for a broad-leafed plant which grows in these mountain altitudes. It’s a fitting connection between the Delgado family’s business and the land, which with its rich volcanic soil (and temperate microclimate) is generous towards the production of beautiful coffee. And, of course, where coffee is grown in the gentle shade of native forests.
Several varieties, including many heirloom coffees, are grown here under a canopy of shade trees, guided by an agroforestry system established to provide resiliency to shifting climatic patterns and enhance soil richness. Grown in balance with nature, coffee production is not only more reliable, but quality and flavor attributes are also enhanced.
This medium roast coffee has the dessert-like sweetness of candied nuts and caramel, along with the soft, creamy body of your favorite rich ice cream, while balanced by a slightly tart stone fruit sweetness.
