Jenner Villatoro • Anaerobic Natural-Processed Bourbon

Recommended Roast Level City (Light) Tasting Notes "This might be my favorite coffee in shop right now. I love a good natural process that rounds out sweetness rather than presents acidity. There’s a time and a place for everything, but I find there to be more time for this style of natural process. Not too punchy, but worlds more sweet than a traditional Guatemalan washed process. In the cup you pick up a lot of fruited sweetness and floral complexity, making it an excellent pour over." -Jonathan, Head Roaster Punta Del Cerro Coffee Production When I (Matt) was at Punta Del Cerro in February of '25, the farm was seeing its busiest picking / processing day ever. I think I counted 12 Toyota pickups in the driveway alone, all full of cherry ready to be processed. The next morning, we were called over to watch Rodin sort the naturals, washed cherry & the anaerobics. He was measuring the sugar content of the cherry before picking, targeting higher levels than most producers. Once it's picked, the whole cherry goes straight onto concrete patios and gets spread thin. A couple of guys watched the patios all day and turned them with rakes so they never dried unevenly and then they would cover them at night so they don't take on moisture. That process runs about two and a half weeks until it drops to around 11 to 12 percent moisture content. The second morning we came outside and it looked like rain. Someone on the trip asked Don Aurelio what they do when it rains. He grabbed a rake and said, "Here...big piles!" So that's what we did. All of us spent the next 45 minutes raking cherry into big piles to protect it. That's the reality of natural processing. All that careful, methodical work Rodin puts in can get undone by one bad rainstorm. Highlights Recommended Roast Level: City (Light) Processing: Anaerobic Natural (Dry Process) Region: Central America Flavor Notes: Berries, Floral Honey, Black Tea Body: Delicate, Earthy Classification: Black Label Recommended Brew Methods: Drip, V60, Chemex Country Region: Huehuetenango Certification: Direct Trade Farm: Punta Del Cerro Producer: Jenner Villatoro Varietal: Bourbon, Caturra Altitude: 1750-1850m