Los Volcanes

Origin

Antigua, Guatemala

Process

Washed

Roast

Full City / Full City+ (Medium-Dark)

Size

12 oz (340g), whole bean

Bag

Black foil, black phoenix label

Roaster's Recommended Range

Medium to dark, though it holds up well at any roast point

Region

Antigua Valley, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

Varieties

Bourbon, Caturra, and Typica

Processing

Washed, fermented up to 72 hours in temperature-controlled tanks

Altitude

1,500–2,000 meters

Farm & Collaboration

Family-owned estates and smallholder farms across the Antigua valley, centrally processed at a historic wet mill between the Agua and Fuego volcanoes

This lot comes out of the Antigua valley, grown on family land tucked between two volcanoes the locals call Agua and Fuego. Farmers here have been growing coffee in that same volcanic soil for generations, picking cherries by hand and bringing them to a shared wet mill where everything gets washed and fermented together. It's not one farm's harvest, it's dozens of small growers pooling their work into a single well-run process, which is part of why the cup comes out so consistent. We roast it to bring out the chocolate and let the acidity stay soft in the background.