
guatemala coffee
by dear deer coffee roasting bar ellerslie · auckland, new zealand
you'll taste lemon before winey. this is (beans of the month) guatemala guaya'b fair trade organic, a honey guatemala from dear deer coffee roasting bar ellerslie.
expect a cup that moves between floral jasmine and lemon brightness on one side and caramel, honey, honeycomb, cocoa, and almond on the other, with a winey quality that ties them together. the honey process gives it a natural sweetness and a slightly fuller body than a washed coffee from the same region.
it's grown in huehuetenango, guatemala, and carries both fair trade and organic certification. it's processed using the honey method, meaning some of the fruit mucilage remains on the bean during drying, which contributes to its sweetness and body.
a filter or pour-over method works well here, as it lets the floral, lemon, and winey notes stay clear while the caramel and honey sweetness from the honey process comes through in the body. keep your grind medium and water just off the boil, around 93°c, to avoid muting the more delicate jasmine and lemon qualities.
...but somewhere along main highway, you stop looking for excuses to drive past dear deer coffee roasting bar. the regulars know what they've found here in ellerslie. this isn't some accident of location or timing. you walk into a place that roasts its own beans and actually cares about what that means. no shortcuts. no compromises that make business sense but taste like disappointment. the kind of coffee that makes you realize you've been settling for mediocre without knowing it. and here's the thing about roasting your own beans: it changes everything. the smell hits different when someone's paying attention to every stage of the process. when they're not buying pre-roasted from distributors and hoping for the best. ellerslie gets plenty of traffic heading north and south, but the people who stop here aren't just passing through. they're coming back. again and again. because good coffee creates its own gravity. especially that first flat white of the morning.
all coffee from dear deer coffee roasting bar ellerslieauckland, new zealand
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