Tasting experience: White Chocolate, Apricot Jam, Floral
Country: Guatemala
Continent: North America
Farm/Lot: Finca Tizaquín
Roast: Light/Medium (City +)
Process: Natural
Varietal: Gesha
Elevation: 1,400 MASL (meters above sea level)
WHY WE LOVE IT: This coffee is the result of our first origin trip, and the first time we’ve been able to taste a coffee from cherry to roasted bean. So it’s a very special one for us! But it’s also a coffee that almost didn’t happen...
For years, Raúl’s farm has yielded more passion than profit (a result of the shift in commodity pricing, a volatile climate, and a shortage of labor). After inheriting Finca Tizaquín from his father in 2019, he turned his attention to specialty coffee for growth, planting coveted varieties, such as Gesha and Pink Bourbon.
But the challenge of connecting producers to roasters is real — and when we first heard about Raúl’s coffees he was considering ripping up his Gesha trees and returning to commodity coffee. Thankfully, his cousin and our good friend, Kati of Reprise Coffee, convinced him to wait. And she set to work connecting Raúl with specialty roasters all over the United States to buy his coffee, us included.
We feel lucky to share Raúl’s coffee with you all. And hope you love this Gesha as much as we do!
Tasting experience: White Chocolate, Apricot Jam, Floral
Country: Guatemala
Continent: North America
Farm/Lot: Finca Tizaquín
Roast: Light/Medium (City +)
Process: Natural
Varietal: Gesha
Elevation: 1,400 MASL (meters above sea level)
WHY WE LOVE IT: This coffee is the result of our first origin trip, and the first time we’ve been able to taste a coffee from cherry to roasted bean. So it’s a very special one for us! But it’s also a coffee that almost didn’t happen...
For years, Raúl’s farm has yielded more passion than profit (a result of the shift in commodity pricing, a volatile climate, and a shortage of labor). After inheriting Finca Tizaquín from his father in 2019, he turned his attention to specialty coffee for growth, planting coveted varieties, such as Gesha and Pink Bourbon.
But the challenge of connecting producers to roasters is real — and when we first heard about Raúl’s coffees he was considering ripping up his Gesha trees and returning to commodity coffee. Thankfully, his cousin and our good friend, Kati of Reprise Coffee, convinced him to wait. And she set to work connecting Raúl with specialty roasters all over the United States to buy his coffee, us included.
We feel lucky to share Raúl’s coffee with you all. And hope you love this Gesha as much as we do!
