Streetlevel Espresso is quintessentially sweet combining balanced notes of ripe stone fruits and zesty citrus with a syrupy sweetness. Look for a hint of citrus as espresso and a touch more roast development as brewed coffee.

• Bean Details

  Producer

  Various Producers

  Country

  Guatemala

  Regions

  Alotenango, Chimaltenango

  Cultivar

  Bourbon, Caturra

  Process

  Wet-Process

  Elevation

  1500 - 2000 Meters

  Harvest

  November - February

  Tasting Notes

  Stonefruit, Marmalade, Maple Syrup

• Farmlevel Story

  Farmlevel

  This year’s second-semester Streetlevel Espresso is comprised of coffees from two special regions on the periphery of the historic city of Antigua, Guatemala.

  The formidable Finca Candelaria is seated slightly south of Antigua on the western slopes of Volcan de Agua near the municipality of Alotenango. Though once sold under the name “Antigua”, the stone fruit-forward coffees of Alotenango, in recent years, have begun to receive recognition as a region of their own.

  Our stunning lot of Candelaria was hand-selected by our green coffee team after cupping through multitudes of “day-lots” from the estate. This year’s lot is a selection of late-harvest Bourbon and Caturra varieties, is packed full of the dense, stone fruit flavors we love.

  On the other end of the spectrum, the other half of Streetlevel hails not from one of Antigua’s beautiful estates but, rather, celebrates the small-holder farmer. The Los Santos project sources coffee cherries from small-holder farmers in the municipality of San José Poaquil before they’re milled at the Bella Vista mill. We’re ecstatic about the vibrant citrus-fruit flavors cultivated on this special hillside and moreso about the platform the Los Santos project provides to promote and improve quality in this micro-region.

• Preparation Recommendations

  Streetlevel Espresso works perfectly as your everyday espresso or as a brewed coffee. This version we have been liking pulled fast and medium in output.

  DOSE: 19.7-20 grams in

  TIME: 25-27 seconds

  YIELD: 29-30.5 grams out

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