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Colombian Catiope – Elkin Guzman – Hydro Honey – Archived

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Colombia
El Rosal, Pitalito, Huila
El Mirador Elkin Guzman
Catiope
1550-1700 masl
Natural, Hydro Honey
Chocolate and almond flavors; sweet with citric acidity and a smooth mouthfeel.
85
Medium/Dark (Full City Roast)

Taste: Because this bean is only harvested in the early morning hours, the sugars are believed to be concentrated and provide a sweeter, fuller body and taste, enhancing the natural chocolate and almond flavors.

Roast:  “Slow” is the key word to remember when roasting Honey or Natural processed beans to preserve the sweetness and full body.  When yellowing begins, the sugars, acids and proteins begin to caramelize.  Extending this process until first crack enhances this special bean’s best characteristics.  We think stopping the roast at the moment second crack begins yields the best cup.

About: Elkin Guzman is a young and pioneering coffee producer in Colombia. Hailing from Pitalito, Huila, he is extremely intelligent and curious, using new technology and techniques in a constant effort to improve quality across the board—not simply in the cup, but also in terms of yield, cultivation, and efficiency in production. Elkin’s attention to detail and capacity to buck convention has set him apart from other producers, and he is a leader among his community as well as a standout among Colombian growers in general.

Elkin and his mother tend to Finca El Mirador in Pitalito, where they grow a range of coffee varieties and have done extensive experimentation with processing: Elkin believes in using technology to collect and track data such as the optimum point of ripeness in the coffee cherry for harvesting. He uses a Brix meter to determine when the fruit is ready for picking, and prefers the harvest to happen at 23–25° Brix. He has decided that picking should only be done in the morning hours, as the coffee plants are not as stressed as in the afternoons and evenings. He believes this concentrates the sugar development in the cherry.

For the Natural-Hydro-Honey lots, the coffee is sorted after picking and dried as Naturals on raised beds for 8 days. The dried cherries are then rehydrated in fresh water for a period of 18–24 hours before being depulped through a traditional machine. The coffee is then dried on raised beds as a Honey process, with its mucilage still intact, for an additional 25–30 days. This innovative processing technique was developed specifically by Elkin after he watched a YouTube video of a discussion about processing practices by Brazil’s Dr. Flávio Borém, proving the significance of both cross-origin inspiration and of the impact that communication technology has on the future of specialty coffee.

Elkin is one of the most promising producers we have encountered, and one of the most passionate: He aims to continue growing, learning, and improving both quality and output, and he is undoubtedly one to watch from this famous coffee-producing country.

*Microlot Coffee Offerings are sourced from innovative producers in innovative ways, from super high-end limited-edition Aces lots to cupping competitions and auction lots, to variety-specific separations and those coffees that are traceable down to an individual producer. Farmers are paid quality premiums for any microlot coffee, which reflects the extra planning, effort, labor, and attention to detail required to produce them, as well as rewarding the ultimate job well done.


 

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Brazil – Organic Peaberry – Natural – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.49 / 1 Lb $8.68 / 5 Lbs ($8.58/lb) $42.90 / 25 Lbs ($8.48/lb) $212.00

Brazil Serra Negra – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.31 / 1 Lb $8.72 / 5 Lbs ($8.62/lb) $43.10 / 25 Lbs ($8.52/lb) $213.00

Brazil Serra Negra – MWP DECAF – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.49 / 1 Lb $8.59 / 5 Lbs ($8.49/lb) $42.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.39/lb) $209.75

Breakfast Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 lb $8.99 / 5 lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75

Burundi – Mubuga – Ngozi – Natural – Microlot – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.74 / 1 Lb $9.74 / 5 Lbs ($9.64/lb) $48.20 / 25 Lbs ($9.54/lb) $238.50

Campfire Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 lb $8.99 / 5 lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75

Colombia Excelso – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $2.70 / 1 Lb $7.29 / 5 Lbs ($7.19/lb) $35.95 / 25 Lbs ($7.09/lb) $177.25

Colombia Huila – MC DECAF – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $2.99 / 1 Lb $7.99 / 5 Lbs ($7.89/lb) $39.45 / 25 Lbs ($7.79/lb) $194.75

Congo – SOPACDI – Women’s Coffee Project Micro-Station – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4lb) $3.59 / 1lb $8.09 / 5lbs ($7.99/lb) $39.95 / 25lbs ($7.89/lb) $197.25

Costa Rica – DECAF SWP – El Indio – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.75 / 1 Lb $9.60 / 5 Lbs ($9.50/lb) $47.50 / 25 Lbs ($9.40/lb) $235.00

Costa Rica Cafe Vida – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.69 / 1 Lb $9.48 / 5 Lbs ($9.38/lb) $46.90 / 25 Lbs ($9.28/lb) $232.00

DECAF Bundle – Green Unroasted – 5% off regular price


3 Lbs (Reg. $27.37) $26.00

El Salvador – Carlos Lemus – Finca Pena Redonda – Pacamara – Honey – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $7.99 / 1 Lb $14.59 / 5 Lbs ($14.49/lb) $72.45

El Salvador – Microlot – Mauricio Salaverria – Finca Himalaya – Honey


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.64 / 1 Lbs $11.38 / 5 Lbs ($11.28/lb) $56.40 / 25 Lbs ($11.18/lb) $279.50

Espresso – Dark Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.45 / 1 lb $8.99 / 5 lbs (8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 lbs (8.79/lb) $219.75

Espresso – Light Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.45 / 1 lb $7.99 / 5 lbs ($7.89/lb) $39.45 / 25 lbs ($7.79/lb) $194.75

Espresso – Medium Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.45 / 1 lb $7.99 / 5 lbs ($7.89/lb) $39.45 / 25 lbs (7.79/lb) $194.75

Ethiopian Guji – Organic – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $5.71 / 1 Lb $11.52 / 5 Lbs ($11.42/lb) $57.10 / 25 Lbs ($11.32/lb) $283.00

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe – Halo Beriti – Grade 1 – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.28 / 1 Lb $10.66 / 5 Lbs ($10.56/lb) $52.80 / 25 Lbs ($10.46/lb) $261.50

Flores – Manggarai – Tuang Coffee – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $5.99 / 1 Lb $9.99 / 5 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $49.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.79/lb) $244.75

Guatemala Huehuetenango – “Women Coffee Producer Program” – Fair Trade Organic – CODECH – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.49 / 1 Lb $9.69 / 5 Lbs (9.59/lb) $47.95 / 25 Lbs ($9.49/lb) $237.25

Guatemala Huehuetenango – Fair Trade Organic – Bird Friendly Program – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.10 / 1 Lb $10.30 / 5 Lbs ($10.20/lb) $51.00 / 25 Lbs ($10.10/lb) $252.50

Guatemala Quetzal Huehuetenango – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.37 / 1 Lb $8.84 / 5 Lbs ($8.74/lb) $43.70 / 25 Lbs ($8.64/lb) $216.00

Harvest Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.00 / 1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75

Hawaiian Kona Prime – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $31.78 / 1 Lb $65.66 / 5 Lbs ($65.56/lb) $327.80

Honduras – Copan – Fair Trade Organic – Bird Friendly – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.53 / 1 Lb $9.16 / 5 Lbs ($9.06/lb) $45.30 / 25 Lbs ($8.96/lb) $224.00

India Plantation A – Ratnagiri Estate – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.79 / 5 Lbs ($8.69/lb) $43.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.59/lb) Reg. $215.75

Jamaica Blue Mountain – Fair Trade – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $19.99 / 1 Lb $47.99 / 5 Lbs ($47.89/lb) $239.45

Java – Frinsa Collective – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $5.59 / 1 Lb $10.69 / 5 Lbs ($10.59/lb) $52.95 / 25 Lbs ($10.49/lb) $262.25

Kenya AB – Iriaini – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.90 / 1 Lb $8.90 / 5 Lbs ($8.80/lb) $44.00 / 25 Lbs ($8.70/lb) $217.50

Kona Blend – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $5.99 / 1 Lb $13.29 / 5 Lbs ($13.19/lb) $65.95 / 25 Lbs ($13.09/lb) $327.25

La Minita Tarrazu de Costa Rica – RFA – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $10.49 / 5 Lbs ($10.39/lb) $51.95 / 25 Lbs ($10.29/lb) ) $257.25

Mexican Chiapas – CABONOCH – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.79 / 1 Lb $8.29 / 5 Lbs ($8.19/lb) $40.95 / 25 Lbs ($8.09/lb) $202.25

Mexican Chiapas – Triunfo Verde Cooperative – El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve – “Women Coffee Producer Program” – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $10.08 / 5 Lbs ($9.98/lb) $49.90 / 25 Lbs ($9.88/lb) $247.00

Mocha Java Blend – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $12.99 / 5 Lbs ($12.89/lb) $64.45 / 25 Lbs ($12.79/lb) $319.75

Papua New Guinea – Keto Tapasi – Chuave – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $5.59 / 1 Lb $10.69 / 5 lbs ($10.59/lb) $52.95 / 25 lbs ($10.49/lb) $262.25

Peru Norte – Lima Coffee – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $2.49 / 1 Lb $6.99 / 5 Lbs ($6.89/lb) $34.45

Rwanda – COOPAC – Kabirizi – Nyabiti – Fair Trade Organic – Microlot – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.29 / 1 Lb $9.29 / 5 Lbs ($9.19/lb) $45.95 / 25 Lbs ($9.09/lb) $227.25

Sumatra – DECAF – MC – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.79 / 1 Lb $9.39 / 5 Lbs ($9.29/lb) $46.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.19/lb) $229.75

Sumatra Aceh – Fair Trade Organic – GARMINDO – Peteri Bensu – Gayo – Women Coffee Producer Program – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $10.89 / 5 Lbs ($10.79/lb) $53.95 / 25 Lbs ($10.69/lb) $267.25

Sumatra Aceh – Harimau Tiger – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $5.99 / 1 Lb $10.99 / 5 Lbs ($10.89/lb) $54.45 / 25 Lbs ($10.79/lb) $269.75

Tanzania – Microlot – AA Lungwa – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.06 / 1 Lb $8.22 / 5 Lbs ($8.12/lb) $40.60 / 25 Lbs ($8.02/lb) $200.50

Vietnam Dung K’No – Duc Trong Mill – Lam Dong – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $3.69 / 1 Lb $8.69 / 5 Lbs ($8.59/lb)) $42.95 / 25 Lbs ($8.49/lb) $212.25

Yemen Haraaz Red – Mahal Aqeequl Yemen Drying Station – Green Unroasted


Sample (1/4 lb) $14.45 / 1 Lb $31.00 / 5 lbs ($30.9/lb) $154.50

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