Guatemala Río Ocho
Guatemala Río Ocho · SCA 86.75 · Chocolate and orange
Tasting notesTropical fruit · Stone fruit · Orange · Chocolate
For you if…You already know origins and want to go further
- Region
- Río Ocho, Santiago Chimaltenango, Huehuetenango
- Producer
- Group of smallholder producers
- Altitude
- 1,815 m
- Process
- Natural
- Profile
- Chocolate and orange
- Best for
- espresso and filter
From 0,34 € per cup (7 g of coffee)
250 g ≈ 35 espressos (7 g) or 16 cups of filter coffee (15 g)
The 1 kg bag saves you 2,50 € compared with four 250 g bags.
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- It arrives automatically, every 2 weeks or every month, at the plan price.
- Free shipping in mainland Spain when the delivery reaches 35 €.
- It renews automatically until you cancel it. No commitment: from your account you can skip a delivery, or pause or cancel it whenever you like.
- at our roastery in Alcover.
- Roasted at our roastery in Alcover, in small batches.
- Delivery in about 2 working days. We pack it within 24 working hours (mainland Spain; EU delivery times vary by country). Free shipping in mainland Spain from €35, or collect it from our roastery at no cost.
- Whole bean or ground for your coffee maker: moka pot, espresso, filter or French press.
Lots of fruit over a chocolate base.
A specialty coffee from a group of smallholders in Río Ocho, Santiago Chimaltenango, Huehuetenango. Tropical fruit, stone fruit and orange over a base of chocolate and caramel. Complex, but easy to love.
The story
Río Ocho is in the municipality of Santiago Chimaltenango, in Huehuetenango. The name means the birth of eight small streams that form a whole river. The coffee grows on slopes of more than 50 percent, between 1,600 and 2,000 metres, and this lot grows at 1,815. So that the rain does not wash the soil away, the growers plant living barriers.
Twenty-four producers of the Mam people grow it, living mainly from coffee. In 2013 they joined FECCEG, a federation that markets specialty coffee, and sell through it. According to the importer's sheet, the community has invested in nurseries, fruit trees, a goat project and workshops on gender equality and financial education.
It is a natural: it is dried with the fruit on, and that tends to give more sweetness and fruit in the cup. Tropical fruit and orange are the importer's cupping notes.
We have it because it is the highest-scoring coffee in our specialty range, 86.75 in that cupping, and because it comes from a specific community. We roast it in Alcover.
Where it comes from
- Region: Río Ocho, Santiago Chimaltenango, Huehuetenango
- Producer: Group of smallholders
- Variety: Catuaí, Caturra, Pache and Bourbon
- Altitude: 1,815 m
- Process: Natural
- Score: SCA 86.75, importer's cupping
For you if…
- You like coffee that changes as it cools.
- You brew it as filter or espresso.
How to brew it
- Filter (V60, Chemex) Ideal for this coffee
- 15 g of coffee to 250 g of water (60 g per litre), medium-fine grind and water at 90–96 °C. Wet all the coffee first and let it release its gas. Sour or thin: grind finer. Dry or harsh: grind coarser.
- Espresso Ideal for this coffee
- Fine grind. Start from your usual recipe and change one thing at a time: if the shot runs too fast, grind finer; if it barely flows, grind coarser.
Other methods
- Moka pot
- Medium-fine grind, a little coarser than for espresso. Look for a steady flow and take it off the heat when the coffee stops coming through.
- French press
- Medium-coarse to coarse grind. If the cup tastes flat, go one step finer; if it is harsh or silty, go coarser.
Questions
How does the recurring purchase work?
You choose the size, the grind and how often you want it. It arrives automatically, with the plan discount on every delivery, and the subscription renews until you cancel it. No commitment: from your account you can skip a delivery, or pause or cancel it whenever you like. To change the coffee, size, grind or frequency, write to us at hola@ciano.coffee.
Whole bean or ground?
If you have a grinder, whole bean: ground coffee loses its aroma sooner. If not, choose the grind for your coffee maker in the options above.
How should I store it?
In an airtight container, somewhere cool and dry, away from direct light, and better out of the fridge. Ideally, buy the coffee you will drink in 2 to 4 weeks.
What does SCA 86.75 mean?
It is this lot’s score from the importer’s cupping, on the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) scale, out of 100. From 80 points up, a coffee counts as specialty.
