Juan Diego de la Cerda (Finca El Socorro)

Description

A beautiful, fully washed Maracaturra variety coffee from Juan Diego De la Cerda’s #1 COE (Cup of Excellence) winning El Socorro farm. We’ve been working on getting this coffee on our menu for years : ). Maracaturra is one of Juan Diego’s signature varieties, with which El Socorro has won many awards.

“Mara-caturra” like the name, is a hybrid of the giant Maragogype variety, known for its great cup quality, tall tree size and giant fruit (also related to Pacamara) with the lower stature Caturra cultivar.

El Socorro is world renowned for their prized varieties, extremely high attention to detail in cultivation, and meticulous processing, which have resulted in multiple COE wins, and top placements.

This coffee is clean, sweet and fruity with molasses sweetness, plum-like acidity, and chocolatey undertones.

Location: Palencia, Guatemala
Producer: Juan Diego de la Cerda
Variety: Maracaturra
Altitude: 1,750 – 1,850 m.
Process: Fully Washed

Text from Great Circle Coffee Roasters' listing.