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Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Guatemala Kape'tenango SL-28 7oz, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Guatemala Kape'tenango SL-28 7oz; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Guatemala Kape'tenango SL-28 7oz; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Guatemala Kape'tenango SL-28 7oz; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇬🇹Guatemala · Huehuetenango

Guatemala Kape'tenango SL-28 7oz

Roasted by Intelligentsia CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsGuatemalaHuehuetenangoSL28WashedLight roastLimeCherryArabicaSingle originKape'tenangoMauricio RosalesIntelligentsia CoffeeOwned by Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
🇬🇹GuatemalaWashedSL28Light roast
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
Kape'tenango
Farmer / Producer
Mauricio Rosales
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
SL28
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
Lime, Cherry, Toffee
Fermentation
—
Drying
Raised-bed sun drying; exact wholesale SKU states approximately 1–2 weeks
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • altitude mThe live exact page publishes a 1,600–1,800 m range; no midpoint was invented.
  • fermentationWashed processing is documented, but fermentation duration, vessel and atmosphere are not disclosed.
  • harvest versionThe live retail release says October–December 2025, while the exact wholesale SKU says December 2025–April 2026. The retail value is retained as primary and the discrepancy is unresolved.
  • public sentiment ratingNo independently authored exact-current-release tasting score was verified; older-release and roaster-level indices were excluded.
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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 Kape'tenango SL-28 7oz
  2. 02
    The brand
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    SL28
  5. 05
    The farm
    Kape'tenango
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Mauricio Rosales
  7. 07
    The region
    Huehuetenango
  8. 08
    The country
    🇬🇹Guatemala
From the producer

Mauricio Rosales created Kape’tenango within La Maravilla as an experimental area for variety and technique trials. Intelligentsia identifies him as the producer of this Guatemala-grown SL28.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A Guatemala-grown SL28 trial from a named experimental plot, pairing Kenya-associated genetics with Huehuetenango terroir.

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 2026-11-02) 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

The exact independent Cherrybook page represents an older $26/2024 release and its CBI is a composite evidence index rather than a cup score. Shop’s 4.9 is shop-wide. Seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release and non-product ratings were excluded. No qualifying exact-current-release rating remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Kape'tenango →Meet the farmer: Mauricio Rosales →
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