GUATEMALA Waykan Huehue 10 oz

BACKGROUND
The Regional Select program was created to highlight the unique profiles inherent to various microclimates in many of the countries from which our top importer sources green coffee. Local variables like wind patterns, soil quality, sunlight, elevation, and other environmental influencers have much to do with the common characteristics that separate, say, a Northern Colombian from a Southern Colombian coffee, just as they inform the differences between a Colombian and a Kenyan.

For these Regional Select offerings, coffee is sourced based on cup quality and character, seeking a balance of “taste of place” with availability and price. These lots are built as blends from coffees that cup out between 84–87 on a 100-point cupping scale, and come with regional and often microregional traceability.

The Waykan offerings are chosen for their pristine example of the dynamic character of coffees from Huehuetenango, with their crisp acidity reminiscent of lemon, grape, or apple, and a balance of toffee and sweet nuts, like almond. In the Maya Q’qnjobal dialect in the region, “waykan” means “star, or light that shines in the sky at night.” The indigenous population in and around Huehuetenango plays a large role in the coffee production, and coffee accounts either directly or indirectly for roughly 80 percent of the local economy.

CUPPING NOTES
Amaretto and mild fresh fruit flavors with mild balanced acidity and fruit-like sweetness.