Coffee region guide
Sierra de las Minas
시에라 데 라스 미나스
A mountain-range origin including La Serranía in El Progreso.
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Place and growing environment
La Serranía grows coffee under pine and Inga shade, where cool, humid mountain air meets warm air from the Motagua valley.
Recorded flavors
- 01Cherry
- 02Plum
- 03Prune
- 04Bakers chocolate
Processing
Natural
Grown varieties
Kimono · Bourbon · Caturra
Bourbon
A traditional variety central to the ancestry of cultivated Arabica.
- Lineage
- Belongs to the Bourbon genetic group and underlies several compact varieties.
- Growing conditions
- Tall plants susceptible to leaf rust and coffee berry disease.
- Traits
- Strong high-altitude cup potential; fruit ripens relatively early.
Caturra
A compact Bourbon mutation discovered in Brazil.
- Lineage
- A single-gene mutation subsequently selected by IAC from 1937.
- Growing conditions
- Short internodes and closely spaced branches suit dense planting; susceptible to leaf rust.
- Traits
- Widely cultivated in Central America and used as a benchmark in variety trials.
Lot details
La Serranía
Pedro Fernández / Raul Rodas
San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán, El Progreso, Sierra de las Minas, Guatemala
- Variety · process
- KimonoNatural
- Tasting notes
- Cherry · Plum · Prune · Bakers chocolate
Sources
- Guatemala - Finca La Serrania Kimono Natural(opens in a new tab)
Archers Coffee · Accessed
- Specialty Coffee(opens in a new tab)
La Serranía · Accessed
- La Bella(opens in a new tab)
Melbourne Coffee Merchants · Accessed