Honey Processed Coffee from Ija’tz Cooperative

Notes: Red apple, maple syrup, chocolate, almonds, raisins, lemon and a silky body

Variety: Bourbon, Caturra, Pache, Catuai

Elevation: 1,500-1,900 meters

Atitlán Region: This region’s coffee is cultivated on the shores of Lake Atitlán, a crater lake encircled by three volcanoes — Atitlán, Tolimán, and San Pedro. The high humidity, volcanic proximity, and daily Xocomil winds stirring cold lake waters create a distinct microclimate that gives Atitlán’s coffee a unique profile. 

The honey process and flavor:  The outer layer of skin of the coffee cherry, the pulp, is removed after the harvest just as in the wash process. Instead of washing away the “honey”-like liquid that covers the beans inside the coffee cherry, beans are immediately taken to the drying patios where they absorb the honey while drying. The outcome is a fruity flavor that is less intense than natural processed coffees with a more rounded acidity than wash processed coffees.

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