This lot is processed using a semi-washed (honey) method, where the coffee cherry is pulped but a layer of sticky mucilage is intentionally left on the parchment during drying.
After harvest, the cherries are rested intact for 24 hours, allowing the natural sugars to develop before pulping. Retaining this mucilage further enhances this lot's inherent sweetness. Drying takes place in Benancio’s solar dryer, where controlled conditions result in a cup that’s deliciously sweet and silky smooth.
Recommended brewing
Best
Pour Over (flat-bottom) with
Orea V4 Narrow — 4 brewers in 1
Great
French Press with
Weber Bird — French Press
Very good
Filter Coffee Machine
Fellow Aiden — Precision Coffee Maker
Grind Settings
Kinu M47 Classic
Set dial to zero
Turn two and three-quarter turns
Grind slightly coarser for naturally-processed coffees
After bloom, pour to 100g. Pause until the waterline hits the coffee bed and then repeat three more times to 250g. Again, pour quickly, carefully and in a circular motion.
Tip: Swirl brewer a few times during bloom to encourage saturation of coffee bed.
Featuring multi-step methods to help you make your coffee taste better, this guide is the helping hand that will help you to efficiently unlock the full flavour potential of your beans.
This lot comes from Benancio Chavez, who farms 10 hectares across nine parcels in Amatenango de la Frontera, Chiapas, under the name Finca Santa Elena. Stand in the town centre and a strong throw will send a stone across the border into Guatemala’s renowned coffee-growing region of Huehuetenango. This proximity means that coffees from the two regions share similar traits.
Planted between 1500–1750 masl in a tropical savanna climate, the farm grows Bourbon, Caturra, Anacafe 14, Marsellesa, Sarchimor and Obata – varieties selected for both cup quality and resilience.
Benancio is part of SIPRO (Sierra Productora de Café), a small, producer-led association formed to strengthen market access and move beyond reliance on local intermediaries. This is our first time sourcing a single producer lot from within the group, and we’ve secured the entirety of this coffee as a European exclusive.
Shipping & Returns
Complimentary UK shipping over £50
Royal Mail 2-4 Working Days Tracked £0.00 - £29.99 - £3.45
Royal Mail 2-4 Working Days Tracked £30 - £49.99 - £2.45
DPD 2 Working Days Tracked (Same Day Dispatch before 12pm) - £6
Europe & USA (under 2 kg) - £10
Rest of World - £20
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