January 2025: Podium Platinum. Elevator Coffee

This coffee was a top 20 finisher for the Cup of Excellence in 2022. Notes of caramel, tropical fruits, & cocoa are prominent. Complex sugars are evident on the aromatics and finishing cup, as well as citric acidity giving hints of raspberry. Nice dark chocolate tendencies with accenting tropical fruit flavors on the cooling cup.Producing coffee has been a family tradition since his great grandfather started farming in the 1940s El Guatalón farm is located in Santa Rosa de Lima, Santa Rosa. About 29 miles South East from Guatemala City. For Guillermo Juarez and his son, producing coffee has been a family tradition since his great grandfather started in the 1940s. Every year, they aim to improve the quality of their coffee, to satisfy their long term customers and in seeking new ones to share what they love. “To be surrounded by mountains, you have to be passionate about it” is how Guillermo describes one of the many things he loves about this industry.

The Roaster:

Elevator Coffee was established in 2016. They operated a cafe in inner SE Portland until Fall 2020, and have an award winning coffee roasting business, currently selling online and as wholesale.Elevator's core values are high quality, attention to detail, acting with integrity and transparency, and professional service without pretense. We take pride in being coffee geeks, not snobs, and their high level of friendly service reflects that ethos. Finally, they continually work to improve themselves and their products.In 2023, Elevator's head roaster/green buyer Andrew Coe won the US Roasters Competition. He went on to take 3rd place at the World Coffee Roasting Championship in 2024. This year, both Andrew and production roaster Jarrod Smith have qualified for the 2025 US Coffee Roasting Championship finals.