Guatemala Archives

Stumptown’s Guatemala El Injerto Reserva

by deCadmus | Jul 30, 2008 | Coffee, Coffee Reviews

You should know something about coffee people… we’re *constantly* tasting coffee: our own, the stuff from the guy across the street, and across the country. Oh sure, part of it’s about keeping tabs on what other folks are doing — but...

Sumatra Mandheling — Age Defying Coffee?

by deCadmus | Jan 9, 2008 | Coffee

After a bit of a hiatus I’m back at the roaster in the garage. Why the break? It’s been chilly lately — it’s winter in Vermont, after all — and besides, my roaster doesn’t perform so well when the ambient temperature is anything...

Winning the Hearts and Minds of Terroirists

by deCadmus | Jul 6, 2007 | Coffee

If a recent article in the New York Times‘ Style Magazine is right, then everything you think you know about terroir may be wrong. The article — Talk Dirt to Me — takes aim at some long-held thinking about the stuff that makes a wine’s flavor...

Hurricane Stan, Revisited

by deCadmus | Feb 20, 2006 | Coffee

For a little more than five years now I’ve been a keen student of coffee… of coffee’s origins and varietals, growing and processing, beans and blends and roasting. Along the way I’ve learned more about farming than I’d ever have imagined...

Coban: Zounds!

by deCadmus | Dec 8, 2002 | Coffee

Rating: [rating:4.5/5] Zounds! My first taste of the Guatemala Coban “Tanchi” left me wondering if I dipped into the wrong bin at roast time. This coffee has stellar acidity that reminds me very much of the powerhouse Ethiopian Yrgacheffe that Barry...

Guatemala Huehuetenango, Asobagri Co-op, 2001 Crop

by deCadmus | Jun 20, 2001 | Coffee, Coffee Reviews

Rating: [rating:3.5/5] My First Fair Trade Coffee Guatemala is home to some really good coffees–clean, fragrant, and fruity. While the Antigua region garners the lion’s share of attention for their complexity, chocolate and spice flavors, Huehuetenango...