Coffee Description
This coffee comes out of the gates with a very bright and fun citrus experience on the front end, followed by a nice toffee, caramelized sugar that acts as the glue to everything else going on in the cup. Over all there is a crisp clarity, felt most in a delicate pear note that shines throughout. Enjoy!
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light/Medium
Variety
Pache Colis
Process
Washed
Elevation
1900 masl
Region
Jalapa
About Fito and Franklin Valenzuela, Finca Buena Vista of Guatemala
Finca Buena Vista is located in the Jalapa region, area of Mataquescuintla, located at 1.900 MASL. This region produces over 20% of Guatemalans coffees.
This coffee comes from Fito and Franklin Valenzuela, father and son, they are second and third generation coffee producers. They have been experimenting with fermentation and new drying techniques only for a couple of years, but with amazing results. The coffee is wet-milled at a local beneficio called Concepcion and dried on raised beds at Fito's house. In their farm you can find coffee varieties such as caturra, paches and yellow catuais.
Jalapa, Guatemala
Theory Coffee Roasters
Roasting coffee was originally an escape fantasy/retirement dream for owner Sam LaRobardiere, until roasting equipment and some green coffee basically fell into his lap. Then as a hobby roaster, he began selling at a pop-up for community events and artisan markets, and in 2018 took the leap to open both a roastery and coffee shop.
Over the years, the folks at Theory Coffee Roasters have honed their coffee skills and built strong coffee-sourcing relationships. Along the way, they have had some fun achievements. Theory brought home the gold medal in the highly competitive espresso category at the nation’s largest roasting competition, Golden Bean North America, in 2018. Theory placed top 10 Overall in the Good Food Awards 2019. Shortly after, Theory Competed against 8 other roasters and won the Twitter Headquarter’s Brew-Off competition in 2019 becoming the sole coffee provider for the Twitter HQ in San Francisco. Theory was also included in the Food & Wine Magazine’s 100 Best Coffee Shops in America in 2019. They were also named as one of the top 30 Coffee Roasters in North America in Fresh Cup Magazine. Joel Lohner, roasting and production manager, placed as one of the top 3 in cup tasters at the Coffee Champ competition. Sam LaRobardiere and Joel Lohner both received their Q-Grader license, which is the equivalent to a wine sommelier in the coffee industry.
While Theory is motivated by the great accomplishments of the past, we continue to be even more excited about the future. Our commitment is to continue to bring our beloved customers even more award-winning coffees that are roasted to display the optimal balance of each coffee's best attributes. You can buy with confidence that Theory will deliver the best coffees in the world...right to your doorstep.
