Guatemala San Miguel Flora Blend – LOT 1 – 28842 – Ecotact Bags – SPOT SEAFORTH

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Ever stop to think about all the variables that factor into creating a distinct, complex, clean and consistent regional blend? It is mind boggling if you think about terroir to post-harvest processing and everything in between.  And what about the human factor from farm management all the way through to brewing.  This lot represents a classic Huehuetenango profile traceable to small farms in the region. Farms are just a few acres in size, which is small enough for the producer to carefully handle all of the post-harvest processing on their farms.  With their own micro-mills,  they carefully harvest cherries, depulp, ferment, wash and gently dry the coffee.  Imagine the harmony between these producers in farm management and post-harvest practices to achieve a clean and consistent blend. But also just enough differences from farm to farm to create a rich complexity of flavors.  An export company called San Miguel provides crucial logistical support for things like warehousing and milling coffee for export to the international market.