Producer

Ricardo Zelaya

GTAntigua

Coffees in catalog: 5
Currently in stock: 1
Roasters carrying: 5
Avg Cherry's Index: 66.8

Ricardo Zelaya’s lots are carried by 5 different roasters. The same coffee, interpreted by 5 different roasting curves; a comparison nobody else can show you.

Producer overview

Ricardo Zelaya produces coffee in the Antigua region of Guatemala. The farms operate within an altitude band of 1550 to 1890 meters above sea level.

The varietal landscape on these farms includes Caturra and Bourbon, which appear most frequently in the catalog. The producer also cultivates Pacas, Villa Sarchi, and Pacamara.

The process portfolio is focused on the washed method. All four coffees currently indexed from this producer are processed in this manner.

The catalog footprint for Ricardo Zelaya includes four different roasters. These lots represent harvest data collected across the index.

Recent catalog examples include the Ricardo Zelaya Decaf processed by Fantôme Café using a blend of Bourbon, Caturra, Pacas, and Villa Sarchi. Other examples include the Santa Clara lot from The Barn Coffee Roasters, the Guatemala Santa Clara Pacamara from Dark Woods Coffee, and the Guatemala Santa Clara from Revolver Coffee.

The work of Ricardo Zelaya is characterized by a consistent focus on washed processing across a variety of cultivars.