Last updated: 2026-08-18T18:53:59.700Z

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From $26.67/lbs

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# El Xalum

[View at roaster](http://www.barismo.com/xalum-2024)

12oz

$20.00

($26.67/lbs)

## Profile

### Taste characteristics

**Body:** 54/100 — Light & tea-like (0) to Full-bodied & creamy (100)

**Acidity:** 76/100 — Soft (0) to Bright & acidic (100)

**Bitterness:** 49/100 — Subtle bitterness (0) to Pronounced bitterness (100)

**Character:** 15/100 — Conventional (0) to Funky & novel (100)

**Roast level:** Medium — 4/7, from Extra light (1) to Extra dark (7)

## Tasting Notes

Citrus

Dark chocolate

Pistachio

**Process:** [Washed](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/processing-method/washed)

**Region:** [Amatitlan, Guatemala 🇬🇹](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/region/61027b8a-f9b0-4fa3-872b-90a81d6a8a66)

**Variety:** [Yellow Bourbon](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/variety/bourbon-amarelo)

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[Red Bourbon](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/variety/bourbon-vermelho)

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[Typica](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/variety/typica)

**Altitude:** 1400-1500 masl

## What the Brand Says

> This is the Xalum General Lot: the bulk of the main harvest. It's our go-to for a "deep, chocolaty" coffee. We have been working with Christian Starry & his family, who own El Xalum, for the past 14 years. The farm is located near Lake Amatitlán, and the wet mill (pictured above) directly overlooks the lake. When we first started working together in 2011, they were just coming back from being hit hard by a series of setbacks: a hurricane, the Coffee Leaf Rust epidemic, the decline in pollinator populations, and more. Since then, tremendous effort on the part of the Starry family has led to a new chapter being written for the family farm.

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