Guatemala, El Sendero

Check out the Guatemala El Sendero, an absolute ripper of a coffee featuring stone fruit, honeydew melon, and milk chocolate notes. This one comes from small farms in Concepción Huista, Guatemala, each averaging just 3 hectares, and perched up high between 1600-2000m. The local farmers make the most of the lush terrain and the freshwater from the Rio Azul.

It's grown under a bit of shade from native Chalum and Gravilea trees, and shares space with a couple of other fruit trees, like avos and citrus. Farming's done the old-school way here, no dodgy stuff—mostly by hand, with a lot of heart and soul from the farmers and their families.

Tasting notes: Stone Fruit, Honeydew Melon, Milk Chocolate

Recommended espresso recipe: 

• Dose: 20-22g ground coffee
• Yield: 42-48g extracted coffee
• Time: 26-32 seconds

Recommended filter recipe:

• Dose: 15g ground coffee
• Yield: 250g water
• Time: ~3mins 30secs