Coffee Description
From the famed Huehuetenango region of Guatemala comes this clean, balanced coffee. Crisp tangerine and sweet lime acidity join caramel and almond notes for a smooth, vibrant cup with dark chocolate tones and browned sugar surfacing for an elegant finish.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Medium
Variety
Bourbon
Process
Washed
Elevation
1800 masl
Region
Huehuetenango
About Ms. Luz Lemus Audeli Villatoro of Guatemala
When Ms. Luz Lemus Audeli Villatoro inherited Finca La Bendicion (the blessing) from her father upon his passing about ten years ago, it came at a strategic time. A single mother and needing income, she weighed her options and dove deep into coffee farming. In a country where chief female coffee producers are the exception, Ms. Luz set out to raise the quality and condition of her inherited estate.
Her efforts are producing a high quality coffee with an extremely clean taste profile unique to Huehuetenango. Here the terroir lends distinctive citrus minerality for which the region is famous. Ms. Luz’s meticulous care and attention to detail have brought her coffee to the forefront.
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Onyx Coffee Lab
Lest the myth perpetuate that specialty coffee does not come from Arkansas, Onyx Coffee Lab is blowing that particular urban legend out of the water while creating a few of their own. Husband-wife owners Jon and Andrea Allen have rapidly taken the coffee world by storm with their combination of art and science.
The magic starts with sourcing, with countless small sample batches from coffee importers and with direct visits to farms around the world. "I know direct trade means a lot of different things to different people, but for us if we don’t put money in the producers hands we won’t call it direct trade," says Jon. Once found, the coffees are carefully roasted in twenty-pound or smaller batches, then shared with the three Onyx cafés and over 150 wholesale customers in thirty states.
Clearly Onyx Coffee Lab knows what they're doing: this northwest Arkansas matrix of coffee know-how routinely cleans house at the U.S. Coffee Championships; Andrea Allen placed first in the 2020 Barista Championship, while Elika Liftee placed first in the 2020 Brewers Cup Championship, and they both went on to the 2021 World Coffee Championships to place in 2nd place for Barista and 3rd place for Brewers Cup. Onyx has been chosen by Architectural Digest as Arkansas' most beautiful coffee shop, garnered multiple Good Food Awards, and been described as the "Best bags of coffee you can buy online" in GQ.
