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Papaya. Vanilla.
A beautifully expressive single origin coffee from Guatemala, this naturally processed lot showcases decades of dedication to quality. Layers of papaya, dried mango and vanilla unfold with plush clarity, while a lingering nougat sweetness creates a refined and memorable filter coffee.
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The natural process enhances ripe fruit character without overwhelming its elegance, revealing notes of papaya, dried mango and soft vanilla. A silky texture carries the sweetness across the palate, developing into flavours of nougat and candied fruit as the coffee cools. This is a specialty coffee with impressive balance: bright enough to remain lively, yet rounded by a luxurious sweetness that rewards slow brewing and careful tasting.
La Colina, meaning "The Hill", sits in the highlands of San Martín Jilotepeque in the Chimaltenango region of Guatemala. Antonio "Tony" Medina represents the third generation of his family to work this land, although coffee only became part of the story in 1991, when he planted his first trees to fulfil a long-held ambition.
Over the years, he has steadily expanded production while maintaining an uncompromising focus on quality, earning recognition in the Guatemala Cup of Excellence. Coffee occupies only a quarter of the property, while the remaining native forest is protected through certification by the National Institution of Protection of Forests, preserving the area's rich ecosystem.



Only fully ripe cherries are harvested before being carefully sorted and transferred to raised drying beds. For around 15 days, the coffee dries under direct sunlight for approximately 11 hours each day, allowing the fruit to slowly influence the beans as moisture gradually decreases. This measured natural process coffee develops the coffees generous sweetness and layered fruit character while preserving clarity and balance. The result is a clean, expressive cup with ripe tropical fruit flavours, a smooth mouthfeel and a long, candy-like finish.
LA COLINA NATURAL
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Ich mag Naturals sehr...Seit nunmehr 8 Jahren trinke ich fast ausschließlich Single Origin Kaffees. LA Colina aus Guatemala wird auf der Tüte mit Papaya, Nougat und Velvety (samtig) beschrieben. Bei meiner Filterweise (Filteraufsatz, 100ml heißes Wasser auf 6g Kaffeemehl, mittlerer bis feiner Mahlgrad, Papierfilter) kann ich von den Beschreibungen nur wenig wieder finden. Lediglich das "Samtige" wird deutlich. Der Kaffee kann aber nix für derlei Geschwurbel. Er schmeckt weniger schokoladig als kolumbianischer Vertreter und ist dahingehend deutlich schärfer im Geschmack, weniger fruchtig-säurehaltig als äthiopische Kaffees. Im Nachgang (nach dem Schlucken) bleibt eine kleine "Restschärfe" im Rachen. Nuancen die trotz heller Röstung nahe den Röstaromen sind dominieren...für meinen Geschmack etwas zu sehr! Im Vergleich zu kolubianischen Kaffees deutlich schärfer. Ich würde einen Kolumbianer bevorzugen...Die Farbe ist nach dem Filtern dunkel (schwarzbraun). Dies ist natürlich nicht objektiv und von einem Liebhaber äthiopischer Kaffees- insbesondere aus der Guji-Region- geschrieben.
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