瓜地馬拉.薇薇特南果.藍河莊園.水洗
Guatemala Huehuetenango Rio Azul Washed

□產區:薇薇特南果Huehuetenango
□生產者:藍河莊園Rio Azul
□海拔:1500~1800
□品種: Bourbon,Caturra,Catuai
□處理法:水洗
□風味敘述:焦糖腰果混合些許柑橘,甜橙,酸質細緻勻稱,乳脂感豐厚,清晰的巧克力餘韻,甜美悠長…

 
□Located in the remote western Guatemalan town of Jacaltenango, Coop Rio Azul has 210 members, 43 of whom are women. All members of the cooperative are of the Mayan group Jacaltec, also commonly called Pobp’al Ti’or Popti people. Founded in 1967, the cooperative has a long history of producing some of the best coffee exported under the famed “Huehuetenango” mark.
The members of Rio Azul all live no more than a 1.5 hour walk to the wet mill in Jacaltenango. This allows the cooperative complete control over several stages of the quality process. Coffee is picked by members until early afternoon and then delivered in cherry form to the mill each afternoon. The coffee is de-pulped, fermented and washed at the centralized wet-mill and then spread out to sun-dry on the adjacent patios. The parchment is stored in their warehouse awaiting export. As the shipping day approaches the coffee is transferred to Guatemala City for final processing and export preparation in an organic dry mill.
Due to the careful attention given each step of the way – from farmer to final processing – and the excellent growing conditions in this area, Rio Azul coffee comes in consistently pungent dark chocolate aromas, sweet, citric acidity and a long, lingering finish of delicately balanced flavors.
Rio Azul farmers work hard to maintain these high standards. Collectively – they strive to become more financially sustainable and self-sufficient as a cooperative and to provide members with greater technical assistance to improve yields and improve coffee and shade tree management.
(圖文彙整/咖啡舖子Ryan Chien2018/12/13)