Guatemala Palencia Finca La Pia El Ocaso Washed

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  • Country: Guatemala

    Region: La Joya Larga, Palencia, Fraijanes Plateau Region, Guatemala

    Farm: Finca La Pia

    Farmer/Grower: Victor Calderon

    Varieties: Bourbon & Caturra

    Processing: Washed

    Altitude: 1700-1800 m.a.s.l.

    Humidity: 10.8%

    Density: 1.20 g/ml

    Harvest Date: February, 2022

    Arrival Date: August, 2022

    Grade: SHB

    Marks: 011-0890-0086

    SCA Cupping Score: 84.38

  • Fragrance of chocolate with an aroma of cinnamon, flavors of maple syrup, caramel, baking spices, floral aftertaste, bright orange acidity, medium milky body, clean finish.
  • The El Ocaso lot performs best in the light-medium to medium-dark range. The sweetness and spiciness come together like a cinnamon roll that tastes amazing on its own and holds up well in a blend. The orange acidity is muted in darker roasts.


The fully washed processing is traditional washed depulped cherries which are washed with clean, fresh water and fermented for 24 hours before being dried on patios. Rainfall is approximately about 1,200 mm or 47 inches per year.

The “La Aurora” lot is sorted by cupping each of the picking days on the farm. The highest cupping day-lots and nano-lots are separated to build the La Aurora lot. 

Don Victor Calderon is the owner of Finca La Pia and implements a variety of very interesting cultivation techniques. Along similar lines of thought to “dry farms” or “natural wines” in the wine industry, Don Victor believes that the coffee plants should receive as little input as possible and uses only natural or organic methods to manage the plant health. Unlike many coffee farms around the world, Don Victor does not feed trees with fertilizers and instead uses a California red worm compost, manure and nitrogen fixating plants to keep the soil healthy. To manage the coffee leaf rust, “la roya”, Victor does not use typical sprays but instead applies bentonite clay, which is found naturally in the soil on the farm, on to the coffee leaves. This practice, combined with the organic plant nutrition management yields highly resistant coffee trees with great quality potential! 

Customer Reviews

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Michael Walsh
Awesome

I’ve taken this mainly to city+ so far. This is a top tier daily drinker.

For me at a medium roast, this is a satisfyingly bittersweet chocolate flavored coffee, that’s counterbalanced by a strong orange flavor that’s serves as both the acidic component and a punchy layer to the sweetness that balances a rich caramel component that serves as the sweetnesses base.

I’m very biased toward orange acidity and caramel sweetness, so take it as you will. But if you’re like me in your preferences, this is just about perfect

We love that combo of the orange acidity and bittersweet chocolate note in this coffee!

Thanks for sharing your experience with Don Victor's coffee, Michael.

You may also enjoy Ruber's coffee from San Andres, Honduras: https://haceacoffee.com/products/honduras-lempira-san-andres-finca-la-puerta-ruber-portillo

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calebrouser calebrouser
Guatemala El Ocaso

Fantastic origin. Roasted very well and tasted delicious as a light roast. Hacea has been a joy to order from and work with.

Glad you are enjoying Victor's coffee and our service! Thanks, Caleb.

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Lil Baggins Coffee Roasters
Solid roast

I roasted this one medium-dark. This is a great bean that I think will appeal to many palates and is versatile in its use as espresso, with lattes, etc. I can also see this being a great base for a blend.

Solid review.
This coffee has been really boosting up blends that we have tasted but also is standing really strongly on its own. A super approachable and versatile coffee for sure.

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John Uriarte
Winter Brew!

I am going to pick this one for my winter brew. It tasted much darker than I expected for this roast level. Still had plenty of spices like cinnamon. Maple syrup and caramel. I was disappointed on how dark it tasted but I found myself coming back for more and craving it the next day. At this level, great for cream and sugar lovers and great black. I will try a few more roasts at different levels but I feel this is pretty close to what I will choose for my Winter Brew this year.