Coffee Description
Winning a rare comment of “Outstanding!” from Crema.co’s Q-grader coffee guru, this coffee offers sweet apricot, chocolate, and cane sugar aromas. In the cup, it’s smoky and sweet with notes of rooibos, browned butter, and green grape, balanced by a brown sugar sweetness and bright, lemongrass acidity. Look for notes of cranberry and lavender in the finish.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light
Variety
Other
Process
Washed
Elevation
1850-1920 masl
Region
About Juan Diego de la Cerda of Guatemala
Finca El Socorro, owned by 4th generation coffee farmer, Juan Diego de la Cerda and his family, has proven itself to be one of the best coffee farms in Guatemala. With multiple awards including two first place wins in the Guatemala Cup of Excellence as well as finishing in the top five in the Coffee of the Year competition, Juan has worked hard to expand and improve his farm. From planting more productive varieties and coaching pickers on proper cherry selection to making sure the pulpers at his mill are running at peak efficiency, quality is priority one at Finca El Socorro.
High elevations can make drying coffee challenging. Each night at El Socorro, the parchment is swept up and covered to protect it from any precipitation. Thanks to their ongoing commitment to produce coffee in an environmentally sustainable manner, Finca El Socorro has earned Rainforest Alliance Certification.
PT's Coffee Roasting Co.
Topeka Kansas, 1993: an unlikely place and time for one of the most groundbreaking Direct Trade coffee companies in the world to be founded, but that's just what Fred Polzin and Jeff Taylor did. PT's Coffee Roasting Co.'s slogan is, "Without the love, it's just coffee.", and they certainly live up to it. (In fact, Jeff married a Colombian coffee pro, Maritza, now Director of Quality Control for PT's).
PT's Coffee Roasting Co. has won many awards, including Roast Magazine's 2009 "Roaster of the Year" and a 2012 Good Food Award medal. Building on a history so solid, PT's is pushing into the future of the coffee industry with promise and momentum.
