GUATEMALA • CARMEN DIAZ • SHADY LANE

GUATEMALA • CARMEN DIAZ • SHADY LANE

FLAVOR PROFILE

Toffee

Chocolate

Raisin Butter Tart

BODY: Smooth

ACIDITY: Gentle

SWEET ESS: Brown Sugar

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BEANOLOGY

ORIGIN: Cuilco, Huehuetenango — Guatemala

PRODUCER: Carmen Diaz

FARM: El Naranjo

GENEALOGY : Bourbon, Catimor, Caturra, Maragogype & Pache

ELEVATION: 2000 Meters

PROCESSING METHOD: Fully Washed

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BEANOGRAPHY

Shady Lane is our quiet classic — the coffee built for depth, comfort, and low-acid sweetness. This edition comes from Carmen Diaz in Cuilco, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, and it fits the name beautifully: soft around the edges, richly sweet, and shaded with chocolate.

Carmen’s farm, El Naranjo, sits in the cool upper reaches of Cuilco’s mountain range. The name translates to “the orange tree,” a fitting image for a farm shaped by biodiversity, shade plants, and careful attention to soil health. Across El Naranjo, Carmen works with a wide range of coffee varieties, including Bourbon, Catimor, Caturra, Maragogype, and Pache.

The cup is classic and deeply satisfying. Toffee leads with buttery sweetness, chocolate gives the coffee its familiar Shady Lane depth, and raisin butter tart brings a darker baked-fruit finish. It is not flashy, and it does not need to be. This is the kind of coffee that sits down, gets comfortable, and stays awhile.

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ORIGIN

Cuilco, Huehuetenango — Guatemala

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PROCESSING METHOD

FULLY WASHED

In a fully washed process, the coffee cherry is depulped so the outer fruit is removed before fermentation and washing. This reduces the influence of extended fruit contact and allows the coffee’s cultivar character, growing conditions, and processing clarity to come forward more directly.

For Shady Lane, the washed process helps keep the cup structured, clean, and balanced while preserving its sweet, chocolaty depth. The result is gentle, composed, and easy to return to.

In the cup, this means toffee, chocolate, raisin butter tart, brown sugar, soft fruit, and a smooth finish — classic, comforting, and quietly rich.

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PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT

CARMEN DIAZ

El Naranjo Farm

Carmen Diaz is the producer behind this Shady Lane lot from El Naranjo in Cuilco, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. The farm sits at 2000 meters above sea level and is planted with Bourbon, Catimor, Caturra, Maragogype, and Pache.

Carmen’s work at El Naranjo focuses on soil health, biodiversity, and a diverse farm ecosystem. This lot reflects that care clearly: sweet, balanced, chocolaty, and perfectly suited to Shady Lane’s low-acid, classic profile.

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WHOLE BEAN