Guatemala Huehuetenango Finca la Severa

This offering from Finca la Severa is a prime example of why folks love Huehuetenango coffee. It's got a big, rich body with a buttery texture and pleasant lingering nutty finish. It's bright without being intense and sweet without being fruity. The flavors of raspberry, clove and fudge create a complexity in the cup that's warm and inviting while also fun and exciting.

Arrival Date: November 9th, 2021

Acidity & Brightness: Slightly crisp, fairly sweet

Balance & Finish: Slightly complex, lingering finish

Body & Texture: Rich Body, buttery texture

Flavors: Raspberry, clove, fudge, peanut

Grade: SHB, grown at 1459 masl

Processing: Fully washed, sun dried

Grower: Carlos Roberto Serrano Roa, Finca La Severa

Region: Santa Cruz Barillas, Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Varieties: Anacafe 14, Caturra, Pache, and Sarchimor

Roasting:  Start with a Full City (Medium) or just before second crack. Feel free to take it darker as this coffee takes dark roasting well but expect to lose some sparkling acidity and pick up more bitter notes like baker's chocolate. Lighter roasts will exhibit more bright acidity as well as more of the subtle flavors such as pear and grape. This coffee roasts very evenly!

Reminder: this coffee is raw, you must roast it before brewing

Our Review: "Guatemala Huehuetenango Finca La Severa SHB EP is sourced from a family-owned estate located within the municipality of Santa Cruz Barillas, in the department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Finca Severa was established by Dr. Carlos Roberto Serrano Roa in 1969 and named after his mother Severa.  Over the last three decades, Dr. Serrano and his family have developed 111 acreas of the 135 acre estate for coffee cultivation and preserved the remaining portion with natural forest and pristine water that is used for processing coffee. Finca La Severa has its own mill where cherry selection, depulping, fermentation and drying are meticulously executed.  Waste water is treated before it is returned to the environment and coffee pulp is converted into organic fertilizer and returned to the coffee plants.  Great care is taken to provide housing, healthcare, education and social activities to those who work at the estate because the remoteness of Finca La Severa makes these essential amenities an important part of ensuring a dignified quality of life at the estate." - Royal Coffee

Coffee from Huehuetenango is consistently among our most popular offerings. I think that's because it's bold, flavorful, consistent and it's a wonderful single origin brew as well as a perfect blender. It's delicious as an espresso, a flavorful cup when drip brewed and taken black and it's got enough "oomph" to cut through milk and sugar. This offering from Finca la Severa is a prime example of why folks love Huehuetenango coffee. It's got a big, rich body with a buttery texture and pleasant lingering nutty finish. It's bright without being intense and sweet without being fruity. The flavors of raspberry, clove and fudge create a complexity in the cup that's warm and inviting while also fun and exciting.