Coffee Description
When a coffee launches with aromas of candy apple, chocolate ganache, and fresh blackberry, get ready! In the cup, sweet raspberry, orange, and plum dance the light fantastic with lavender, lemon balm, and browned butter. Acidity is bright and approachable, body medium and nuanced.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light/Medium
Variety
Bourbon
Process
Washed
Elevation
1730 masl
Region
Antigua
About Eddy Barrientos of Ethiopia
For several years now, Ritual Coffee Roasters has been sourcing coffee of Bourbón variety from small producers in the Antigua coffee region of Guatemala. These coffee farmers are clustered around towns on the slopes of the Agua and Acatenango volcanoes; coffee trees love the nutrient-rich valcanic soil. Collectively these growers are known as the Hunapú producers. With the help of renowned miller and exporter, Luis Pedro Zelaya, Ritual has selected a particular lot from one outstanding producer, Eddy Barrientos.
Mr.Barriento's farm, Finca El Pajal, perches at an elevation over a mile high, just up the mountain from the village of San Miguel Dueñas. This area has been hit hard by an epidemic of coffee leaf rust. At El Pajal, Mr. Barrientos is fighting back, renewing sick plants and spraying to control the fungus.
Antigua, Ethiopia
Ritual Coffee
When Ritual opened its doors on Valencia Street in 2005, they started what many call a coffee revolution in San Francisco. Their goal then—and their goal now—is to craft the very best cup of coffee available anywhere. Period. A pioneer in the recent shift of consciousness that has defined the modern coffee industry, they’ve learned a lot over the years. Still, the care and attention they lavish on their process is unchanged as they work to bring the very best out of the coffees they painstakingly choose, roast, and deliver fresh to coffee lovers worldwide.
With 5 retail stores in the bay area and a roasting facility in the SoMa district of San Francisco, Ritual takes pride in a growing number of direct trade relationships with coffee producers around the world, working with farmers to help them improve their quality with each passing season.
