RECOMMENDED PREPARATIONS: Filter (V60, Melitta, Kalita, Machines), French Press, AeroPress, Cold Brew

The Washed Milds and their wonderful coffee flavour profile just never get old! And this beauty has some extra tastiness thrown in: Next to the underlying caramelly and syrupy base, expect a sweet cup with bright pineapple, peach and some mango flavours with a hint of jasmine florals thrown in. Yummy!

These fruity flavours are usually found in natural processed coffees but thanks to the extra long fermentation and second soaking (read on below & click on the link to learn more), we get the best of both worlds: absolute clarity and a syrupy body as well as these amazing flavours. What a treat!

The coffee is produced by the badass ladies of the Jovemcafe GAT (Grupo de Amistad y Trabajo - a precursor to a Cooperative) in the Com community just outside San Antonio Huista in Huehuetenango. Founded and led by Paula Isabel Perez Perez in 2017, the Jovemcafe GAT consists of women coffee producers in Com and aims at providing their members with savings and microcredit services.

Cherries are processed at small home wet mills where they are dupulped and fermented in tanks for up to 58 hours due to the cool climate at the high elevation. After the coffee has been washed, it is placed in clean water for a second soaking. Once complete, the parchment coffee is dried on the patio for 4-5 days.

Read more about this coffee here.

ROASTED FOR: filter preparation

ORIGIN: Guatemala

REGION: Com community, San Antonio Huista, Huehuetenango

PRODUCER: Paula Perez & Narcisa Salucio of Jovemcafe GAT

VARIETALS: Caturra, Catimor

ALTITUDE: 1885 - 2000 M

PROCESSING: washed

CUPPING NOTES: bright & sweet pineapple, peach, jasmin florals, mango, syrupy body

SIZE: 250 g / 1 kg

OUR PREFERRED EXTRACTION: 17g Coffee (medium grind) - 270g Water (at 100°C) - Regular Method. Bloom with 30g of water for 45sec, then add the remaining water in one go, stir gently and ‘close’ the AeroPress with the plunger to prevent water dripping through. Steep until 2min 30sec and press the coffee through in approx. 30sec.