Fernando Cofiño • Washed-Processed Bourbon Auction Winner from Retana Y Anexos

Tasting Notes Sugar Crystal - This coffee is incredibly sweet and has a deliciously sugary profile throughout the entire cup.Praline - Praline is a culmination of sugary, salted, and nutty notes that describe the overall woodsy profile we're picking up in the cup.Caramel Apple - We did indeed pick up a dash of apple-like tartness that comes hand in hand with the developed sweetness of the cup. Retana Y Anexos Coffee Production Retana Y Anexos was acquired from Grace y Compañía Central América on June 13th, 1932, and has remained in the family's ownership ever since. Before that, it was owned by the Aguirre and Paul families. Originally, the property belonged to a group of friars, led by Father Retana, from whom the estate takes its name.Initially, the land was cultivated with sugar cane for rapadura (a traditional Guatemalan sweet), dairy cattle, and woodlouse. Later, under the management of the Cofiño family and collaborators from Iowa State College, hybrid corn experiments were i