EL INJERTO [SL-28 WASHED]

Guatemala — Arturo Aguirre Escobar Finca El Injerto SL-28 (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🫐 Blackcurrant • 🌿 Cardamom • 🌴 Date

DETAILS

• Producer: Arturo Aguirre Escobar
• Farm: Finca El Injerto
• Region: Huehuetenango, Guatemala
• Varietal: SL-28
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 1,500–1,920 MASL
• Harvest: 2025
• Score: 87 SCA
• Roast: Filter
• Size: 200g

INTRO

From Arturo Aguirre Escobar's Finca El Injerto in Huehuetenango — a washed SL-28 of vibrant, juicy elegance from one of Guatemala's most celebrated and consistently excellent specialty farms. A bright blackcurrant acidity launches the cup, swiftly balanced by generous sweetness and rounded out by a distinctive cardamom spice and a deep, sweet date finish. In the cup: blackcurrant, cardamom, and date.

THE PRODUCER

Finca El Injerto is one of Guatemala's most storied and internationally recognised specialty farms. Located in the Aguacatán municipality of Huehuetenango — one of Central America's finest growing regions — the farm sits between 1,500 and 1,920 MASL on mineral-rich volcanic soils, where a cool, stable microclimate and slow, homogeneous cherry maturation create the conditions for exceptional aromatic complexity. Under the stewardship of the Aguirre family, El Injerto has won the Cup of Excellence multiple times and built a global reputation for purity, consistency, and the meticulous cultivation of rare and prestigious varieties.

SL-28, originally developed by Scott Agricultural Laboratories in Kenya in the 1930s for drought resistance and cup quality, has found a compelling home in Huehuetenango — where its characteristic blackcurrant acidity, full body, and exceptional complexity express themselves with particular brilliance in El Injerto's cool highland terroir.

THE PROCESS

The Washed process at Finca El Injerto involves:

🍒 Hand-picking — Cherries selectively harvested at peak ripeness 🔧 Depulping — Outer skin removed before fermentation 🧪 Fermentation — Beans fermented to break down remaining mucilage 💧 Washing — Thoroughly washed after fermentation to remove all residue ☀️ Drying — Dried slowly to optimal moisture content

The meticulous washing and fermentation management is the defining step — stripping back all fruit influence to allow the SL-28's inherent blackcurrant brightness, spiced complexity, and deep sweetness to express themselves with the purity and clarity that have made El Injerto so celebrated worldwide.

THE CUP

A vibrant and elegantly structured washed SL-28 from one of Guatemala's most consistently excellent farms — juicy blackcurrant brightness balanced by generous sweetness, a distinctive cardamom spice note, and a long, deep date finish. El Injerto's purity and constancy, written clearly in every sip.

Flavour Notes

🫐 Blackcurrant 🌿 Cardamom 🌴 Date