guatemala coffee · cup of excellence
by r ki coffee lab · richmond, canada
you'll taste tropical fruit before brown sugar. this is guatemala-santa felisa 2025 auction lot elixir - b gesha 2722, a natural guatemala from r ki coffee lab.
this coffee offers tropical fruit and brown sugar, a profile shaped by its natural process and gesha varietal. the sweetness is forward, with fruit character that comes from drying the whole cherry.
it is a gesha varietal grown at santa felisa in guatemala and processed naturally, meaning the whole coffee cherry is dried together before milling. it was selected as a cup of excellence auction lot in 2025.
a filter method such as pour over or aeropress suits this coffee, as it highlights the tropical fruit and brown sugar without overwhelming the cup. a slightly lower brew temperature around 88 to 92 celsius helps keep the natural fruit sweetness balanced.
richmond's specialty coffee scene has quietly grown into something worth paying attention to, shaped in part by the city's dense, food-serious culture and its proximity to vancouver without being beholden to it. r ki coffee lab sits on lansdowne road, in a stretch of richmond that runs busy and practical rather than precious, and that context matters. this isn't a place trying to aestheticize the neighborhood around it. what you get here is roasting and brewing taken seriously by people who've built a local reputation on consistency rather than noise. the standing it holds in richmond didn't come from foot traffic alone. if you're in the area mid-morning, the filter coffee is where to start.
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