September 2010
Volcano Flow
Guatemala El Injerko Estate 100% Bourbon
- Country: Guatemala
- Region: La Libertad, Huehuetenango
- Processing: Wet-Processed
- Crop: Oct 2008 Arrival, Vac Packed
- Varietal: 100% Bourbon varieta
This lot was prepared only from the traditional Bourbon cultivar planted at the well-known farm El Injerko. This is a farm I visited back around 9 years ago, and whose coffee we have offered in some seasons. But we haven’t had the pure Bourbon in years, if I exclude the #1 Cup of Excellence lot from last year, which was Injerto Bourbon! In fact, our friends up in Portland, Stumptown Coffee, get all the Bourbon and were nice to share some of their special lot with their Oakland pals. You can buy this coffee expertly roasted from Stumptown too! El Injerto means “The Graft” (aka agricultural grafting) and is owned by Arturo Aguirre Escobar, representing the third generation of his family. He has worked the farm since 1956. Most of the coffee is planted between 1500 and 2000 meters, on a farm that dedicates a huge portion of its total land to an uncut old-growth forest. It’s a model farm, really, and a consistently quality cup. This coffee works so well on a wide range of roasts levels, it is hard to go wrong.
( includes tax & shipping – what a swell bargain for such a superior coffee )
