Guatemala La Colmenita

TASTING NOTES Plum, Peach, Milk Chocolate  INFO Coffee Name: Finca La ColmenitaGrown by: F Francisco Cardona MartinProcessing: WashedRegion: Huehuetenango Variety:  Bourbon, CaturraElevation: 6000 ft PURCHASING  Relational trade via http://onyxcoffee.com/ STORY A note from our importer:  Driving the narrow mountain road up the impossibly steep switchbacks to Finca La Colmenita, or "The Beehive", the views are striking. There's a reason this area is called Buena Vista. Far below, the deep valleys of San Pedro Necta stretch out and verdant ridges cast shadows from above. La Colmenita is nearly at the top, a high 1850 to 2000 MASL farm. It's in the clouds a lot of the time. Our own family farm, Finca Vista Hermosa sits just beneath in the same valley. When Francisco Cardona Martin bought La Colmenita in 2002, he had a vision: To produce the best quality coffees possible, by planting varieties known for excellence in separation, and investing heavily in innovative farming techn