Pachuj - Finca Patzibir
Pachuj - Finca Patzibir
Producer: Andres Fahsen and Maria Cristina Rosales Diaz
Country, Region: Guatemala, Atitlán
Variety: Catuai and Caturra
Elevation: 1900-2100 masl
Process: Washed
Roaster Junior’s Roasted Coffee - October 2022 Release
This is a beautiful example of the cup profile made possible by Guatemalan growers in the Atitlán growing region. Flavor notes of stone fruits, particularly apricot in this brew, are buoyed by the juicy orange acidity. Soft notes of cocoa mix with the toffee sweetness conferring perfect balance.
Notes: When brewed on V60 and Origami the profile was livelier and the body lighter than on immersion with a Clever dripper. The immersion brew also brought out nutty notes, sweetness like nougat and chocolate reminiscent of wafer cookies while the orange acidity remained though it was less lively. Both were very quaffable but for those who prefer a light-medium bodied coffee immersion or Kalita brewing is recommended.
Roaster notes: This well balanced and sweet Cost of Production Covered (CoPC) coffee comes to us via Andres Fahsen, and is imported through the transparency and quality focused TerraNegra Coffee Imports. Since 2011, Andres has been helping his aunt, Maria Cristina Rosales Diaz, with her farm, Finca Patzibir, in the Atitlán growing region of Guatemala. Andres' company, Pachuj, was established in 1983, but farm management has been in Andres' family since the mid 1800s. Maria is the youngest of six sisters, and is the last in the family to own a piece of coffee farm land. The farm is located at a relatively high elevation, and is growing Caturra, Catuai, and Bourbon plant varieties in dense shade. After harvest, the coffee is depulped, soaked, washed, and then dried. Dry milling and exporting is carefully managed by Bicafe, which has excellent sorting standards. Between the growing conditions and Andres' exceptional farm management skills, it comes as no surprise that coffees from this farm score high in the Atitlán regional competition. To us, coffees from this part of Atitlán taste like nougat, and this year is no exception. We also taste milk chocolate, maple syrup, and even stone fruit in this cup.