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Kiss the Hippo · London · United Kingdom

Guatemala, Finca Las Gardenias

Tasting notes: strawberry, raspberry, red grape

Finca Las Gardenias sits high in the mountains of Huehuetenango, Guatemala, at 1,900 metres above sea level. The 15.3-hectare farm is run by Eddy Macdonald Lopez Lopez, and preserving the natural environment is central to how he operates.

Process
Natural
Origin
Guatemala
Altitude
900 m
Variety
Bourbon
Price
£18 (≈ ₹2,124) / 250 g
Per 100 g
£6.48 (≈ ₹765)
Roasted in
London, United Kingdom
Format
Beans or ground
Stock
In stock

Estate: Macdonald Lopez Lopez Farm

How to brew it: V60

1Zpresso K-Ultra 0.8.1 · 15 g coffee · 250 ml water · 92 °C · 2:30–3:30

  1. Rinse the filter; discard the water. Add 15 g coffee, tare, start a timer.
  2. 0:00 — bloom with 45 g water. Swirl.
  3. 0:40 — pour in slow circles to 150 g.
  4. 1:15 — pour to 250 g. Swirl once to flatten the bed.
  5. Drawdown should finish by 2:30–3:30. Sour: finer. Bitter: coarser.

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