Guatemala Antonio Medina

Blackberry Cherry Dark Chocolate

Like many of our Guatemalan coffees, we've been purchasing crops from Antonio Medina for quite a few years now. Antonio is the exact kind of producer we wanted to work with when we started Elm, heavily invested in both coffee quality and the ecology of his farm. While he's expanded the varietals he grows now, this lot is made up of Caturra and Bourbon, the majority of his crop. This is an extremely deep, rich coffee, perfect for the darker mornings of fall and winter, tasting of blackberry, cherry, and dark chocolate.

Size 10oz 2lbs 5lbs

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About This Coffee

Flavors: Blackberry, cherry, dark chocolate

Sourced from: Chimaltenango, Guatemala

Elevation grown: 1700

Producers: Antonio Medina

Varietals: Caturra, Bourbon

Harvested: 2023

Process: Washed

Antonio is a fourth generation coffee farmer, over 20 years in himself, and the first to work in the specialty market. He's exceptionally good at processing, using a traditional 36 hour tank fermentation, followed by patio drying for 8 days. He mechanically washes his coffee with a demucilager, to reduce water use, vital in Guatemala these days.

Chimaltenango, Guatemala

Just one-quarter of Antonio's farm is actually dedicated to coffee growing, the rest is native forest, protected by Antonio and monitored by the government, who financially subsidize his farm to protect the local flora and fauna. He plants native shade trees, uses large rocks and boulders to prevent erosion, and all kinds of wildlife like squirrels, rabbits and snakes make their home on his farm. To keep this all ecologically sound, Antonio uses high quality fertilizing inputs, as well as composting coffee pulp to supplement as organic fertilizer, and practices manual weeding.

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