Flavor Notes

Red Apple

Cherry

Orange

Red Apple, Cherry, Orange

10oz of Guatemala Milder Velásquez
Guatemala Milder Velásquez

Roast Level: Comforting

  • 3

    Bright

  • 2

    Comforting

  • 0

    Traditional

$24

From the mountains of Huehuetenango, where small farms produce some of Guatemala’s most celebrated coffees, comes this washed lot from Milder Velasquez. Sweet and balanced, this year’s selection features a field blend of traditional varieties well suited to the region’s high elevations.

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Roast Level: Comforting

  • 3

    Bright

  • 2

    Comforting

  • 0

    Traditional

From the mountains of Huehuetenango, where small farms produce some of Guatemala’s most celebrated coffees, comes this washed lot from Milder Velasquez. Sweet and balanced, this year’s selection features a field blend of traditional varieties well suited to the region’s high elevations.

Red Apple

Cherry

Orange

The details

Origin story

  • Country Guatemala
  • Producer Milder Velasquez
  • Region La Libertad, Huehuetenango
  • Elevation Range 1900 m
  • Processing Method Washed
  • Drying Method patio + raised bed
  • Harvest December 2025 - April 2026
  • Direct Trade Partner Since 2020
Direct Trade
In 2020, we expanded upon the concept of our Extraordinary Coffee Workshop, an event that brings together our global Direct Trade network, and convened a coffee quality event for smallholder cooperatives in Guatemala that we called Intelligentsia ECWx. We were impressed with the three women from La Libertad, Huehuetenango who represented the Coopesqui cooperative, as well as the quality of the coffees they shared with us. We sourced one small lot from them that same year and never looked back. Coopesqui maintains the identity of individual farmers’ coffees, allowing high-quality lots to be separated out and offered on their own. Milder Velasquez’s coffee first caught our attention this way, during a blind cupping at the cooperative’s quality control lab. Returning to our menu for the third year, this washed field blend of traditional varieties was grown and processed on Milder’s farm.

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How To Brew

We recommend starting with a 1:18 coffee-to-water ratio, which provides an excellent total extraction level and maximizes flavor pulled out of the ground coffee. For our single origin coffees we recommend a pour over method either on a Chemex, V60 or Kalita Wave on a 5 or 6 grind setting if you are ordering from Intelligentsiacoffee.com.

Recommended Method Pour Over

  1. 01.
    Boil Water 205 - 216 F
  2. 02.
    Weigh Coffee 1g of coffee per 18g of water
  3. 03.
    Drop In Filter Add filter to equipment
  4. 04.
    Grind Coffee Grind coffee and add to filter
  5. 05.
    Add Water Add water in stages
  6. 06.
    Remove Filter Enjoy your coffee!
Details on how to brew
Image of pour over demonstration
Image of two growers hugging in field
Image of two growers hugging in field
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Image of the sky and mountains landscape
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Image of growers sorting coffee beans

Why We're Different

Intelligentsia coffee buyers travel year-round working with a network of farmers. From the farm, coffee arrives at the roasting works in Chicago, where coffee professionals cup, grade, and release over 50 single-origins and blends annually.

10oz of Guatemala Milder Velásquez
Guatemala Milder Velásquez