San Lorenzo — Espresso
Expect Milk Chocolate, Yellow Fruits, and Caramel from this washed.
Alta Verapaz, GT · Washed
Producer
Luis “Wicho” Valdés’s lots are carried by 3 different roasters. The same coffee, interpreted by 3 different roasting curves; a comparison nobody else can show you.
Producer overview
Luis "Wicho" Valdés cultivates coffee in the Alta Verapaz and Coban regions of Guatemala, operating within an altitude band of 1400 to 1700 meters.
The varietal landscape represented in the catalog includes Caturra, Bourbon, and Catuai, with Caturra appearing most frequently across the recorded lots.
The processing profile for these coffees consists exclusively of washed preparations across all three cataloged lots.
The catalog footprint for Luis "Wicho" Valdés spans three coffees carried by three different roasters, including Plowshares Coffee Roasters, KB Coffee Roasters, and Proud Mary Coffee. Harvest representations and competition recognitions are not cited in the current data.
Recent catalog examples feature the Guatemala Santa Isabel washed Caturra from Plowshares Coffee Roasters, the San Lorenzo Espresso washed Bourbon and Catuai blend from KB Coffee Roasters, and the Guatemala Wicho Valdez washed Caturra from Proud Mary Coffee.
The focus on washed processing across multiple varietals defines the presence of Luis "Wicho" Valdés in the current catalog.
Distilled from catalog data, COE history, and reviewer coverage.
Producer profile
Varietals
Processes
Altitude
1400–1700m
Expect Milk Chocolate, Yellow Fruits, and Caramel from this washed.
Alta Verapaz, GT · Washed
Washed lot with Zesty Lemon, Raspberry, and Tangy Apricot in the cup.
Coban, GT · Washed
Alta Verapaz, GT / Washed; cup data hasn't landed yet.
Alta Verapaz, GT · Washed
Related producers
Same country, shared varietals; other farmers whose lots Cherrybook has catalogued.