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Farm: Finca El Regalito
Varieties: mainly bourbon and Keturah
Treatment: wash completely
Altitude: 1370 m above sea level
Boss: Arturo Villatoro
City: Cuilco, 霍加 Blanca
Region: Huehuetenango
Notes of cup test
Whole: citrus, figs, dark chocolate, dense body
The Arturo Villatoro (Arturo Villatoro) family has produced coffee for generations. From a very young age, Arturo watched and worked on the farm of his grandfather (Pedro) and father (Jacinto). This in-depth understanding of the whole growth process gave Arturo a deep understanding of the art of coffee production and inspired his enthusiasm. To this day, he is still eager to produce a wonderful cup of coffee.
Arturo discovered his love for plantations and his passion for growing quality coffee in his early years, and since then, he has devoted his life to producing quality coffee beans. Arturo, his wife and family first owned their own property 20 years ago. The farm, located 80 kilometers west of Aldea 霍加 Blanca;Huehuetenango, is one of the important coffee-growing areas in Guatemala. Coffee is the only crop grown, with more than 120 hectares of other forests. Arturo regarded El Regalito as a blessing and believed that without God's help, he would never have got the farm, so the name El Regalito was translated as a "small gift" in English.
El Regalito has its own wet mill and mechanical dryer, operated by Arturo's family. Coffee cherries are carefully selected according to quality and then separated by density with a siphon. This allows Arturo to remove any inferior, low-density beans from his harvest. Then, the coffee is fermented for 36 hours, then washed and ready to dry. Mechanical dryers can increase Arturo's production. The first harvest between January and February can be dried on the patio, while later harvests can be dried with a mechanical dryer.
Arturo is very concerned about his farm and maintains it regularly. The tree he planted when he first came here 20 years ago is still standing, and as the farm's output expands, new crops are planted every five years. In addition to general maintenance, when asked about Arturo's plans for the future of El Regalito, he simply replied that he was happy and satisfied with what he had, and that there would be no major changes in the short term.
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