Flavor Profile and Aromatic Characteristics of Guatemala New Oriental Catillas Estate Winey Natural Process Pacas

Product Characteristics

A generous aroma, excellent balance and high sweetness, with an elegant, smooth mouthfeel.

Origin

This new batch of beans comes from the top-tier Cardenas Estate, in Guatemala's Nuevo Oriente region.

Wine-Flavored Natural Process: Flavor Profile

Pineapple, muskmelon, dried apricot and candied lemon peel, layered over Bordeaux wine and green tea with cinnamon spice. Rich in sweetness throughout, with a full-bodied smoked plum aroma.

Product Information

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee
Ingredients: In-house roasted
Shelf Life: 30 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Mouthfeel: Neutral
Coffee Bean State: Roasted beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Guatemala
Coffee Type: Other
Roast Level: Medium roast

Guatemala Cardenas Estate Details

Country: Guatemala

Region: Nuevo Oriente

Estate: Cardenas Estate

Grade: SHB

Processing Method: Wine-flavored natural process

Variety: Pacas

Altitude: 1675 meters

Flavor Notes: Passion fruit, strawberry sandwich cookies, blueberry

Guatemala's Coffee Terroir

Guatemala is a country of many volcanoes, and coffee grown in volcanic soil develops into rich, distinctive specialty coffee. The country's average altitude is high, which means coffee trees grow under pronounced day-to-night temperature swings. That harsh, high-difference environment slows the ripening of the cherries on the tree, producing hard beans with fuller, more complex flavors.

The Nuevo Oriente Region

This region is defined by fertile volcanic soil, low humidity, abundant sunshine and cool nights. The valley is ringed by three volcanoes: Agua, Fuego and Acatenango. Ash from their eruptions enriches the soil with minerals, while volcanic pumice retains moisture and offsets the region's low rainfall; dense shade trees shield the coffee from the occasional frost.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If this winey natural process is what draws you in, FrontStreet carries several naturally processed lots that explore the same fruit-forward territory. FrontStreet Yirgacheffe Natural Red Cherry is picked from fully ripe all-red fruit and dried on raised beds, then given a medium-light roast: alongside its elegant florals and bright acidity it shows clear tropical fruit, a full fermented character and plenty of sweetness. FrontStreet Natural Hua Kui comes from Ethiopia and is dried the traditional natural way; a medium-light roast brings out a light fermented wine aroma, florals, citrus and mango, with honey sweetness, a cocoa edge and a touch of spice across a full body and a long finish.

For a more restrained natural profile, FrontStreet Brazil Queen Estate dries its cherries on raised racks with constant turning before finishing them by machine, giving sugarcane sweetness, black tea, soft fruit and a clean chocolate-nut character. And for drinkers who want the fruit pushed further, FrontStreet Colombia Sidra is a double anaerobic natural: the whole cherries ferment in sealed tanks before drying on beds, which builds dense tropical aromatics of passion fruit, apricot, preserved fruit and grape over an almond-like finish.