Traceability: Finca Siquem, Palencia
Process: Washed
Elevation: 4,920 ft (1500 masl)
Notes: Milk Chocolate, Cashew, Orange
Method: Drip (1:15), Espresso, Cold Brew
Net weight: 12 ounces/340 grams
Info: We met the Roldán family in 2021, when their Tampa-local cousin Eric came knocking on the door of our warehouse looking for a home for Carlos’ coffee. Harvest was coming and this coffee needed a loving place to call home!
We sampled their initial offerings and were pleased with the physical quality of the raw bean, and pleasantly surprised by the taste in the cup! As you can imagine, hundreds of coffees a year come across our palates, and only a few dozen make it to the final list.
Carlos Roldán was a businessman who worked in the Guatemalan coffee export sector for a long time, learning the ins and outs of international logistics, quality control, sustainable pricing and more. Intimately aware of farms across the country and of their quality and production capabilities, Carlos had been eyeing Finca Siquem as farm with loads of potential. Comprised of 140 hectares of land between 1400-1700 meters above sea level, a wet mill, two large drying patios, a farm house and dormitory all on the property, Carlos knew that by tightening a few screws, he could be dealing with something special. When the former owner reached retirement age about 12 years ago, he sold Siquem to the Roldáns, and Carlos and family made their first foray into coffee farming.
The farm underwent maintenance and renovation, shade trees were planted and shaped, new varieties were planted, and a dry mill and cupping lab was built from scratch. Siquem offers something we have never seen seen before in all of our travels to Latin America: A seed-to-shipping container operation that offers and endless amount customizable quality control options most producers could only dream about.
This blend of varieties is the Siquem baseline offering, a tasty, mid-altitude, washed daily drinker that is as sippable as it is crushable. Hot, cold, espresso with or without milk, there’s no wrong way to enjoy this coffee.
Traceability: Finca Siquem, Palencia
Process: Washed
Elevation: 4,920 ft (1500 masl)
Notes: Milk Chocolate, Cashew, Orange
Method: Drip (1:15), Espresso, Cold Brew
Net weight: 12 ounces/340 grams
Info: We met the Roldán family in 2021, when their Tampa-local cousin Eric came knocking on the door of our warehouse looking for a home for Carlos’ coffee. Harvest was coming and this coffee needed a loving place to call home!
We sampled their initial offerings and were pleased with the physical quality of the raw bean, and pleasantly surprised by the taste in the cup! As you can imagine, hundreds of coffees a year come across our palates, and only a few dozen make it to the final list.
Carlos Roldán was a businessman who worked in the Guatemalan coffee export sector for a long time, learning the ins and outs of international logistics, quality control, sustainable pricing and more. Intimately aware of farms across the country and of their quality and production capabilities, Carlos had been eyeing Finca Siquem as farm with loads of potential. Comprised of 140 hectares of land between 1400-1700 meters above sea level, a wet mill, two large drying patios, a farm house and dormitory all on the property, Carlos knew that by tightening a few screws, he could be dealing with something special. When the former owner reached retirement age about 12 years ago, he sold Siquem to the Roldáns, and Carlos and family made their first foray into coffee farming.
The farm underwent maintenance and renovation, shade trees were planted and shaped, new varieties were planted, and a dry mill and cupping lab was built from scratch. Siquem offers something we have never seen seen before in all of our travels to Latin America: A seed-to-shipping container operation that offers and endless amount customizable quality control options most producers could only dream about.
This blend of varieties is the Siquem baseline offering, a tasty, mid-altitude, washed daily drinker that is as sippable as it is crushable. Hot, cold, espresso with or without milk, there’s no wrong way to enjoy this coffee.
All coffee is roasted to order every Monday and shipped the following day through USPS priority mail unless otherwise specified. Orders received on Monday will be processed the following Monday.
Net weight: 12 ounces (340 grams) / 5 lbs (2.27 kg)
