GUATEMALA LA COLINA #1542

A leader in both the European and global specialty coffee scene, The Barn is known for their focus on sourcing and roasting the highest quality coffee possible. From their commitment to building direct trade relationships with farmers to their Barn Forest project, planting 40,000 native trees at the Daterra coffee farm in Brazil, The Barn is dedicated to coffee sustainability.

Today we are excited to share Guatemala La Colina, a beautifully rich and exceptionally sweet chocolate-forward brew! This light-roast coffee is classically balanced and sweet with a modern twist from The Barn’s terroir-focused roast profile. La Colina, or “the hill,” is named for the farm’s steep elevation and mountainous growing region in San Martín Jilotepeque, Chimaltenango. A third-generation farmer, Antonio Medina started growing coffee in 1991, built his own processing facilities, and now regularly places in the Guatemala Cup of Excellence competition.

This cup is smooth like a gourmet milk-chocolate bar, buttery like roasted macadamia nuts, and delicate like sugar-dusted citrus. At first sip you’ll notice sweet notes of glazed chocolate cake and a soft fruitiness akin to ripe apricot and plum. Next you’ll taste buttery hazelnut that softens into a pillowy nougat sweetness and floral mandarin citrus that deepens into a rich blood-orange juice. Harmoniously soft, silky and sweet!

Don’t forget your passport! These coffees are true globetrotters, traveling from origin to Berlin, then to Bean Box in Seattle, and finally to your door and your morning. Only available in super-limited quantities. Make sure to grab a bag and secure your daily European cafe getaway!