1773

Medium (Whiskey Barrel Aged Coffee) "Our Guatemalan Coffee, Aged for a minimum of 30-days in a formerly utilized whiskey barrel to create an amazing flavor and roasted to a smooth medium roast!" 🔥 The Story Behind the Blend In the winter of 1773, a group of ordinary citizens made an extraordinary statement. When the Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into Boston Harbor, they weren’t just protesting taxation, they were declaring the start of a new identity. Overnight, tea became a symbol of tyranny. Coffee, on the other hand, became the drink of choice. Americans from Boston to the backwoods began turning to coffee as their morning ritual and political statement. To drink coffee was to choose liberty. It was to stand with the colonies against the Crown. “1773” is our nod to that bold moment in history, a reminder that sometimes even what you pour in your cup can speak volumes. At Ballston Brothers Coffee, we honor that heritage with every roast. This blend doesn’t whisper. It speaks loudly of rebellion, resilience, and the American spirit CUPPING NOTES: Medium Acidity, Medium Body, Lemon/Lime, Nougat, Brown Sugar GROWER: 400 Producers from Huehuetenango REGION: Huehuetenango, Guatemala ALTITUDE: 1,800-2,000 MASL PROCESS: Fully Washed and Dried in the Sun and in Mechanical Dryers VARIETALS: Bourbon, Catuai, and Caturra SOIL: Clay Minerals CERTIFICATION: Conventional DETAILS: Sourced from four-hundred family owned farms located within the municipality of Huehuetenango in the department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. On average, producers cultivate coffee on 2 acres of land intercropped with corn and beans produced for their own consumption. The producers have very little infrastructure to process their own coffee so they have partnered with an export company called Unitrade Coffee, which has a centrally located wet mill in Huehuetenango where producers can deliver their cherry. In addition to supporting coffee producers and improve their access to international markets, Unitrade established an organization called CoffeeCare (focused on education, nutrition, and health) to ensure that producers have healthy places to send their children to learn, grow and play while they are harvesting coffee.