Guatemala | El Diamante
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In Spring of 2023 we spent a week with the Villatoro Family in Huehuetenango, Guatemala tasting the newer lots of their coffees. It was an incredible experience to see every aspect of work that the family does in Hoja Blanca. Our partners at Onyx Coffee have been partnering with Aurelio Villatoro and his family for over 15 years bringing their coffees to the US, all well regarded for high quality, and award winning coffees. You may remember a few we’ve brought in: El Diamante natural, La Garita, Guayabales, Punta Del Cerro, and most recently Villaure Pacamara to name a few. Today we are returning to Hoja Blanca and El Diamante, but this time with a washed lot.
In his mid-fifties, Florencio Villatoro is incredibly diligent and active despite having had many setbacks. He's one of the younger brothers of COE winning Aurelio Villatoro, owner of Finca Villaure, Pedro Villatoro of the always sparkly Guayabales lots, Juan Villatoro of El Milagro and the eldest brother, Julian of the Los Olivos lots. Florencio's diligence has paid off in regional, national, and international awards. In the 2022 harvest cycle, El Diamante won 10th place in the One Of A Kind Guatemala auction with a natural Bourbon, and 28th place in the Cup of Excellence with a washed Maragogype.
Florencio started young, with a coffee nursery and a small lot gifted by his father. He's been working earnestly since he was 13. At the age of 25, he was in a tragic car accident which damaged his leg, but he's continued working, innovating, and thriving with the support from his family.
Florencio's wife Lesvia Marilú López has actively worked in the farm operations through the decades. Now, their four children, Riner, Maikel, Yelsin and Danita, are adults living and working around the farm. On any given afternoon during the bustle of harvest, you might see Florencio turning parchment rows on the patios or laughing with his grandchildren while Riner weighs cherry turn-ins from pickers, and Maikel cups day lots with the cousins in at the family lab.
We taste: plum, brown sugar, baker's chocolate, orange
Producer: Florencio Villatoro
We taste: plum, brown sugar, baker's chocolate, orange
Producer: Florencio Villatoro
Region: Hoja Blanca, Huehuetenango
Process: Washed
Varieties: Bourbon, Caturra
Elevation: 1700-2000 MASL
Description
In Spring of 2023 we spent a week with the Villatoro Family in Huehuetenango, Guatemala tasting the newer lots of their coffees. It was an incredible experience to see every aspect of work that the family does in Hoja Blanca. Our partners at Onyx Coffee have been partnering with Aurelio Villatoro and his family for over 15 years bringing their coffees to the US, all well regarded for high quality, and award winning coffees. You may remember a few we’ve brought in: El Diamante natural, La Garita, Guayabales, Punta Del Cerro, and most recently Villaure Pacamara to name a few. Today we are returning to Hoja Blanca and El Diamante, but this time with a washed lot.
In his mid-fifties, Florencio Villatoro is incredibly diligent and active despite having had many setbacks. He's one of the younger brothers of COE winning Aurelio Villatoro, owner of Finca Villaure, Pedro Villatoro of the always sparkly Guayabales lots, Juan Villatoro of El Milagro and the eldest brother, Julian of the Los Olivos lots. Florencio's diligence has paid off in regional, national, and international awards. In the 2022 harvest cycle, El Diamante won 10th place in the One Of A Kind Guatemala auction with a natural Bourbon, and 28th place in the Cup of Excellence with a washed Maragogype.
Florencio started young, with a coffee nursery and a small lot gifted by his father. He's been working earnestly since he was 13. At the age of 25, he was in a tragic car accident which damaged his leg, but he's continued working, innovating, and thriving with the support from his family.
Florencio's wife Lesvia Marilú López has actively worked in the farm operations through the decades. Now, their four children, Riner, Maikel, Yelsin and Danita, are adults living and working around the farm. On any given afternoon during the bustle of harvest, you might see Florencio turning parchment rows on the patios or laughing with his grandchildren while Riner weighs cherry turn-ins from pickers, and Maikel cups day lots with the cousins in at the family lab.
We taste: plum, brown sugar, baker's chocolate, orange
Producer: Florencio Villatoro
We taste: plum, brown sugar, baker's chocolate, orange
Producer: Florencio Villatoro
Region: Hoja Blanca, Huehuetenango
Process: Washed
Varieties: Bourbon, Caturra
Elevation: 1700-2000 MASL
