Monthly Coffee Tastings with Raul Rodas
This month’s coffee
Independencia
A coffee to celebrate Guatemala’s Indep. Created to honor the country’s Independence Day on September 15, Independencia brings together three coffees from Huehuetenango and Santa Rosa—distinct profiles united by a shared sense of place.
The blend combines washed coffees from Finca Las Rosas and Finca La Joya with natural-process coffee from Finca Santa Rita. Together, Bourbon, Caturra, and Catuaí varieties create a cup that is balanced, complex, and full of flavor.
Expect notes of orange, nuts, and chocolate, with a silky body and rounded sweetness.
Roasted at origin in Guatemala City by World Barista Champion Raúl Rodas, this September release celebrates Guatemala through something that represents it so well: its coffee.
Region
Huehuetenango / Santa Rosa
Process
Washed and Natural
Varietals
Catuai, Caturra, Bourbon
MASL
1,400 – 1,700 M
Meet your roaster at origin
We are so excited to collaborate with World Barista Champion, Raul Rodas, to custom roast your coffee for this series.
Raul is a green buyer and owner/roaster of Paradigma Coffee in Guatemala. His approach to coffee is unique, involving regional small lot producers directly in the design, cultivation, and processing of each coffee.
His coffees push beyond the full-bodied, chocolate character that has traditionally marked Guatemalan coffees and explore a fresh range of flavor profiles through natural process and fermentation.
Raul won the World Barista Championship in Vienna in 2012 and a three-time winner of Guatemala’s Brewer’s Cup.
Coffee designed for equity
We do things a little bit differently in the modern coffee trade. In fact, we don’t trade at all. We partner directly with producers and roasters to craft coffee in small batches - all from origin.
Roasting at origin means you get coffees that are uniquely reflective of each region. Producers and roasters working together to express their craft, varietals, and time-honored growing traditions.
It also means more what you pay stays in coffee producing countries versus typical coffee models that focus on trading green coffee.
Member Discount
Your membership comes with a 15% discount for all orders. Use code ORIGINMEMBER