Guatemala El Buho Washed Filter

Tasting Notes

About This Bean

<p><strong>Green Grape - Toffee - Cocoa</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Producer: </strong>The Vides Family</span></p> <p><b>Region:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"> La Libertad - Huehuetenango</span></p> <p><b>Altitude:</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">1750 masl</span> <br><b>Varietal:</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Caturra and San Ramon</span><br> <strong>Process:</strong> Washed</p> <p><strong>Relationship Length: </strong>Three Years</p> <meta charset="utf-8"> <p><strong>Transparency Report:</strong> <a href="https://www.rumblecoffee.com.au/blogs/transparency-project/guatemala-el-buho-washed" title="Guatemala El Buho Washed Transparency Report">Available Here. </a></p> <p><b>Notes: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"> Bright and brilliant green grape with structured toffee and cocoa notes. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"><span>All hail the return of one of our favourite 2018 lots: our Guatemala El Buho. After love at first sight, we’re head-over-heels again. A relatively small, six-hectare farm, Finca Bromelias sports interesting varietals like Kenya’s SL28 and an heirloom Ethiopian.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jorge Vides was a doctor and patriarch of the Vides family. In 1958, he bought a piece of land, surrounded by forests, in La Libertad, Huehuetenango. It was here that he founded his family’s very first coffee farm, Finca La Bolsa, planting it out with beautiful Bourbon and Caturra varieties protected by the warm, dry winds from the Tehuantepec plain. Ever since, the wonderful Vides family has been a force to be reckoned with in speciality Guatemalan coffee production. Milling, grading, bagging and preparing their own coffee for export, the family receives the entire FOB price for their product.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Back in 2002, and with little knowledge of just how good their coffee was, general manager, Maria Vides and her son Renardo Ovalle decided to submit their coffee to the prestigious Cup of Excellence competition. They did incredibly well, placing second. This international vote of confidence kicked the Vides family into action. They now own multiple coffee farms, all of which produce the same, beautiful quality of coffee for which they are widely known.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With a staunch commitment to sustainability, the Vides family integrates environmentally friendly practices and supports local communities by building schools and sharing their rich agronomy knowledge. We’re constantly impressed by how much Maria and her family invest back into their community.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"><span><span>To learn more about Transparency in coffee pricing and why it's so important, check out our </span><a href="https://www.rumblecoffee.com.au/blogs/transparency-project/2018-transparency-report" title="Transparency Project">Transparency Project</a><span>.</span></span></span></p> <div class="description bottom"> <div class="easytabs-container tab-widget-4501663547495 easytabs-inited" data-et-min-width="3000" data-et-auto-accordion="1" data-et-cbw="1" data-et-cbr="3" data-et-sta="1" data-et-amp="0" data-et-flx="0" data-et-tabs-width="108"> <div class="easytabs-holder easytabs-accordion"> <div class="easytabs-contents"> <div class="easytabs-content-item easytabs-active" data-et-marker="tabs-rwanda-maries-coffee-filter-2" data-et-handle="tabs-description"> <div class="easytabs-content-holder"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

Where to find it

This bean is roasted by Best Coffee Roasters in Melbourne for 2025. Visit their website to buy direct, or track it in the app to log your shots.