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Guatemala Milder Velásquez — supplied coffee image 1
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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Guatemala Milder Velásquez; not a documentary photograph

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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Guatemala Milder Velásquez; not a documentary photograph

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🇬🇹Guatemala · Huehuetenango

Guatemala Milder Velásquez

Roasted by Intelligentsia CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsGuatemalaHuehuetenangoTraditional varietiesWashedCherryOrangeArabicaSingle originSpecialtyMilder VelasquezIntelligentsia CoffeeOwned by Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
🇬🇹GuatemalaWashed
Brand
Intelligentsia Coffee
Who owns the brand
A large corporation — Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇬🇹Guatemala
Region
Huehuetenango
Town
La Libertad
Farm / Station
Milder Velasquez
Farmer / Producer
Milder Velásquez
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Specialty
Variety
Traditional varieties
Process
Roast
—
Tasting notes
Red Apple, Cherry, Orange
Fermentation
—
Drying
Patio and raised beds
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • farm idIntelligentsia says the lot was grown and processed on Milder Velásquez's farm but does not publish the farm's name, so no farm record is linked.
  • variety idThe exact page identifies only a field blend of traditional varieties and does not name the component cultivars.
  • fermentationThe exact page confirms washed processing but publishes no fermentation duration, vessel, or protocol.
  • roast levelIntelligentsia's proprietary Comforting style is not converted into a conventional light-to-dark roast level.
  • roast dateNo bag-specific roast date is published for the exact release.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Guatemala Milder Velásquez
  2. 02
    The brand
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Traditional varieties
  5. 05
    The farm
    Milder Velasquez
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Milder Velásquez
  7. 07
    The region
    Huehuetenango
  8. 08
    The country
    🇬🇹Guatemala
From the producer

Milder Velásquez is a Coopesqui member in La Libertad, Huehuetenango. The cooperative keeps individual farmer lots separate, and Intelligentsia first selected Milder's coffee through a blind cupping at Coopesqui's quality-control lab.

From the roaster

Intelligentsia classifies this release in its Comforting roast category and describes it as sweet and balanced. The coffee is a washed field blend of traditional varieties, but the individual cultivars are not disclosed.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

This is the third year Milder Velásquez's coffee has returned to Intelligentsia's menu. The release connects a named smallholder, a separated farm lot, 1,900-meter production, washed processing, and patio plus raised-bed drying without claiming an undisclosed farm name or cultivar.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Producer lot kept separate

Coopesqui preserves the identity of individual farmers' coffees, allowing Milder Velásquez's lot to be evaluated and offered on its own.

02
Washed processing

Intelligentsia identifies the release as washed. Fermentation duration and equipment are not disclosed.

03
Two-part drying

The coffee was dried on patios and raised beds.

What was added?

No added fruit, flavoring, or post-roast flavor treatment is disclosed.

What wasn't added?

The public release does not name Milder's farm, list the individual cultivars in the traditional field blend, or disclose detailed fermentation parameters.

Why it matters

Separated lot identity makes the named producer and this specific harvest traceable while the disclosed washed and drying methods help explain the clean, sweet profile.

What you might taste

Intelligentsia lists red apple, cherry, and orange, with a sweet and balanced presentation.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.intelligentsia.com/products/guatemala-milder-velasquez
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-25) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Non-exact, seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release, duplicate, and older-release sources were excluded. No qualifying independent exact-release review remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Milder Velasquez →Meet the farmer: Milder Velásquez →
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