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Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Pura Fruta – Guatemala Specialty Coffee, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Pura Fruta – Guatemala Specialty Coffee; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Pura Fruta – Guatemala Specialty Coffee; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Pura Fruta – Guatemala Specialty Coffee; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇬🇹Guatemala · San Marcos

Pura Fruta – Guatemala Specialty Coffee

Roasted by Panther CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsGuatemalaSan MarcosBourbonRed IcatuYellow IcatuNaturalMedium-Light roastRaspberryLimeApricotArabicaSingle originFinca El PlatanilloStuardo Coto
🇬🇹GuatemalaNaturalMedium-Light roast
Brand
Panther Coffee
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇬🇹Guatemala
Region
San Marcos
Town
San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta
Farm / Station
Finca El Platanillo
Farmer / Producer
Stuardo Coto
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Bourbon, Red Icatu and Yellow Icatu
Process
Roast
Medium-Light
Tasting notes
Raspberry, Lime, Dried apricot, Punchy, Sweet finish
Fermentation
—
Drying
Whole cherries dried on raised beds for 30–45 days.
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • harvestThe current Panther page does not publish a harvest date or crop year.
  • fermentationThe page gives 30–45 days of whole-cherry drying but no separate fermentation duration, vessel or oxygen conditions.
  • variety percentagesBourbon, Red Icatu and Yellow Icatu are named, but their proportions are not disclosed.
  • altitude mSources publish a 1,100–1,450 m range; the schema accepts only one number, so no false single-point elevation was entered.
  • roast dateNo bag-specific roast date is available from the online release documentation.
  • gradeNo formal green-coffee grade is published for this release.
  • brew recommendationNo exact-release brew recipe was found in the directly relevant sources.
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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
    Pura Fruta – Guatemala Specialty Coffee
  2. 02
    The brand
    Panther Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Panther Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Bourbon, Red Icatu and Yellow Icatu
  5. 05
    The farm
    Finca El Platanillo
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Stuardo Coto
  7. 07
    The region
    San Marcos
  8. 08
    The country
    🇬🇹Guatemala
From the producer

Panther identifies Stuardo Coto as producer and says he has run Finca El Platanillo since taking over from his father in 1985. The exact listing credits his Cup of Excellence recognition, a free school for community children, an advanced degree program for coffee professionals, and a 150-variety garden. It also credits his son Samuel with leading quality-control work that connects cherry sugar, harvest timing, variety and fermentation data to cup results.

From the roaster

Panther Coffee is a Miami-based small-batch roaster. Current exact-product retailer documentation describes its sourcing as direct trade and its roasting approach as developing sweetness and nuance without ashy or smoky flavors.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A natural-process combination of more than 40 day lots from Finca El Platanillo, spanning Bourbon, Red Icatu and Yellow Icatu grown across 1,100–1,450 m. Panther lists raspberry, lime and dried apricot; these are roaster notes, not our tasting.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Reverified the active release

Confirmed Panther’s current exact page, $27 base price, add-to-cart state, medium-light roast label, producer, location, varieties, natural process and 1,100–1,450 m range.

02
Resolved the base package

A current exact-product retailer ties the $27 offer to a 12 oz whole-bean package; 12 oz is stored as 340 g.

03
Added exact-release sentiment

Recorded one independent October 15, 2026 tasting as positive qualitative evidence. The review is unscored, so no numeric public rating was created.

What was added?

Current $27 / 12 oz offer, refreshed availability, stronger producer context, and one independent exact-release qualitative tasting.

What wasn't added?

No harvest date, separate fermentation protocol, roast date, component percentages, formal green grade, brew recipe or numerical public rating was published.

Why it matters

The profile now distinguishes Panther’s published fruit-forward expectations from an independent drinker’s cocoa-heavy cup while keeping both separate from owner tasting.

What you might taste

Panther publishes raspberry, lime and dried apricot with a punchy, sweet finish. One independent taster instead emphasized cocoa powder and brownie-batter mouthfeel, describing the coffee as a tame, enjoyable natural and a good introduction to the process.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://panthercoffee.com/products/pura-fruta-guatemala-specialty-coffee
  • · https://seattlecoffeegear.life/products/panther-coffee-pura-fruta-guatemala
  • · https://austincodez.dev/coffee-reviews/2026-10/panther-coffee-guatemala-pura-fruta
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

What the internet is saying
WE FOUND 1 RELEVANT PUBLIC SOURCES

AI-synthesized from publicly available information retrieved 2026-11-06. This is research, not our original tasting review.

What the sources say

One independent exact-release tasting is positive but unscored; evidence is too sparse for a numerical public rating.

What people love

The reviewer found a cocoa-powder and brownie-batter character, called the mouthfeel fun and enjoyable, and recommended it as an approachable introduction to natural-process coffee.

What people don't

The reviewer found the cup much tamer and less fruit-forward than the product name and roaster notes might suggest, but framed that difference positively.

Flavors people keep mentioning
cocoa powderbrownie battertame naturalenjoyable
Internet sentiment

A qualitative summary of public sources, including context. Not a coffee score.

Positive qualitative evidence (unscored)
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