Octavio Lopez [washed] filter roast

Octavio Lopez [washed] filter roast

This washed coffee from Octavio is very easy to drink. It's sweet with low acidity & has flavours of raspberry & mandarin.

Roasted 19 SEP 2024
    $18.00
    $18.00
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    About the farmer(s)

    Octavio López [washed] — Guatemala

    Octavio & his wife Mercedes produce coffee on their 17-hectare farm in El Pajal, Huehuetenango. They have six children, two of whom now have coffee farms in the area. El Durazno started as a peach farm, but year after year, peaches were stolen. Octavio planted a small plot of coffee which was successful, so he switched to coffee completely.
    The coffee is processed on the farm. After harvesting, the coffee cherries are floated in water to remove defects, then de-pulped & placed in concrete tanks overnight to ferment. The following day, the coffee is washed & then spread out on the concrete patio to dry.

    • region Huehuetenango
    • farm/farmer El Durazno
    • altitude 1650 meters
    • crop 2024
    • cultivar Caturra, Bourbon, Catuaí
    • process Washed

    Bourbon is a natural mutation of Typica originating from La Réunion, formerly known as Île Bourbon. Cherries can be either red, yellow, orange or pink when ripe. Bourbon is 1/3rd more productive than Typica. 

    Catuaí is a hybrid of Mundo Novo & Caturra developed in Brasil in the 40's.

    Caturra is a mutation of Bourbon discovered in Brasil in 1937. The plant is a dwarf so it can be planted close together resulting in more production per hectare. Caturra has good flavour characteristics but is susceptible to disease.

    Octavio Lopez at his wet-mill.

    Coffee drying on the patio at El Durazno.

    Coffee flowering at El Durazno.