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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Guatemala Huehuetenango Catuai Caturra; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Guatemala Huehuetenango Catuai Caturra; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇬🇹Guatemala · Huehuetenango

Guatemala Huehuetenango Catuai Caturra

Roasted by Red Bird CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsGuatemalaHuehuetenangoCatuaíCaturraHoneyMedium roastAlmondBrown SugarOrangeArabicaSingle originRed Bird CoffeeIndependent
🇬🇹GuatemalaHoneyMedium roast
Brand
Red Bird Coffee
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇬🇹Guatemala
Region
Huehuetenango
Town
Cuilco
Farm / Station
—
Farmer / Producer
Virgilio Perez (founder); Ernesto Perez and Jorge Perez, with Jorge Villatoro (current oversight described by Red Bird)
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Catuaí and Caturra
Process
Roast
Medium
Tasting notes
almond, brown sugar, chocolate, citrus, nectarine, orange
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • farm nameThe roaster describes a family farm in Aldea de Hoja Blanca but does not publish a formal farm name.
  • producer idThe page names several family members in the farm history and 2017 oversight; it does not assign this lot to one sole producer.
  • variety idThe coffee is a mixed Catuaí-and-Caturra lot with undisclosed proportions; the schema's single variety link would misstate it.
  • harvestThe exact product page does not state a harvest period or crop year.
  • fermentationThe honey process is identified, but no fermentation duration or protocol is published.
  • drying methodThe exact product page does not disclose a drying surface, method, or duration.
  • altitude mThe source publishes a 1,443–1,900 meter range; no point altitude is inferred.
  • roast dateNo roast date is published for the current offer.
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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 Huehuetenango Catuai Caturra
  2. 02
    The brand
    Red Bird Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Red Bird Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Catuaí and Caturra
  5. 05
    The farm
    Not disclosed
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Virgilio Perez (founder); Ernesto Perez and Jorge Perez, with Jorge Villatoro (current oversight described by Red Bird)
  7. 07
    The region
    Huehuetenango
  8. 08
    The country
    🇬🇹Guatemala
From the producer

Red Bird identifies Virgilio Perez as the founder and says Ernesto Perez and his father Jorge oversee the farm with help from Jorge Villatoro. The product page does not state a formal farm name or assign the current lot to one sole producer.

From the roaster

Red Bird Coffee is an independent, family-owned roaster in Bozeman, Montana, roasting in small batches.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

The unnamed family farm is described by Red Bird as a multiple-year Cup of Excellence winner, and the current honey-process lot comes from 1,443–1,900 meters in Cuilco, Huehuetenango.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Honey processing

Red Bird identifies this as a honey-process coffee.

02
Undisclosed protocol

The product page does not disclose fermentation duration, mucilage level, drying surface or drying time.

03
Current offer verified

The exact product page lists $17.50 USD for a one-pound bag and labels the coffee sold out.

What was added?

No added processing ingredient is disclosed on the current product page.

What wasn't added?

No fruit, flavoring, fermentation adjunct, or post-roast additive is documented; no broader absence claim is inferred.

Why it matters

Honey processing retains some fruit mucilage during drying, but the exact protocol for this lot is not published.

What you might taste

Red Bird lists almond, brown sugar, chocolate, citrus, nectarine and orange.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://redbirdcoffee.com/products/guatemala-huehuetenango-cantual-honey
  • · https://www.reddit.com/r/CafelatRobot/comments/1996f4e/coffee_recommendations_for_robot/
  • · https://www.reddit.com/r/AeroPress/comments/199f3dd/im_not_sure_if_i_just_dont_like_aeropress_coffee/
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 2 RELEVANT PUBLIC SOURCES

AI-synthesized from publicly available information retrieved 2026-10-31. This is research, not our original tasting review.

What the sources say

Two exact-coffee independent discussion pages provide mixed, very limited evidence: one user ranked the coffee first among Red Bird offerings they had tried, while another remained dissatisfied after extensive AeroPress recipe changes.

What people love

One exact-coffee commenter ranked it first among the Red Bird coffees they had tried.

What people don't

One exact-product brewer reported persistent dissatisfaction and little improvement after changing grind, temperature, dose, water and agitation.

Flavors people keep mentioning
favoriterecommendedbrewing difficultypersistent harshnesslimited response to recipe changes
Internet sentiment

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

Mixed, very limited evidence
The sources
  • Reddit
    Reddit r/espresso
    In a discussion of favorite Red Bird coffees, a user singled out Guatemala Huehuetenango Catuaí Caturra as their favorite.
    Source
  • Reddit
    Reddit r/espresso
    A user specifically reported liking Red Bird's Guatemala Huehuetenango Catuaí Caturra.
    Source
  • Reddit
    Reddit r/AeroPress
    An exact-product brewing report said changes to grind, temperature, dose, water and agitation produced little improvement, indicating brewing difficulty or dissatisfaction.
    Source
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