Lucky me! A work colleague (the real work that pays for the roastery!) popped back to Guatemala recently. Knowing I'm a coffee fan, Christa promised to bring back a couple of bags to try.
We've sold the occasional Guatemalan coffee here at Dancing Goat, and I've been keen to explore the region more thoroughly. What a treat to be able to try fresh coffee from the locals!
Cafegrafía - coffee & film
The coffee from Cafegrafía - coffee & film is from the roastery of my colleague's cousin so I was delighted to give that first crack (if you'll pardon the pun). And, interestingly, it seems to have been roasted to first crack and not much further. Quite a bit lighter than the Dancing Goat coffees.
At the same time, it's reminiscent of our flavours: chocolate, caramel, and a little tease of fruit. It was a little under-roasted for my liking (bear in mind I always mix my coffee with milk so it's easy to lose flavours) but something I'm keen to track down and roast myself. I may need to send Christa back for some green beans for me!
Aititlan origin coffee
Similar to the Cafegrafia, the Aitilan was roasted very lightly. Probably only to around 200-202 degrees so right in first crack.
This brought out the pineapple (super dominant), plum, and vinegary taste. Pretty wild when mixed with milk! The light roasting and flavour profile lends itself to a black coffee, but I don't lend myself to black coffee so it was flat whites all round! A fun experience but something I would roast darker to enjoy more thoroughly.
I originally missed the note on the bag that this coffee doesn't recommend brewing via an espresso machine. And I think that incredible pineapple taste would really shine with a different prep.
Here's the link, but it only works using a VPN.
So lucky me getting two roasts from Guatemala. It's so fun trying someone else's coffee now and then. A good reminder that Dancing Gaot coffee is very much specialised towards milk-based espresso drinks.
Keep an eye out for a new Guatemalan coffee in the near future!
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