About This Coffee
The high altitude and volcanic soil of the region give this Fully washed SHB EP coffee its distinctive flavor profile. It's aromatic with a crisp and pronounced acidity and has sweet, fruity notes. The body is medium-full, and the finish is long and lingering.
Cultivation
The farm cultivates a mixture of Bourbon, Typica, Red and Yellow Caturra and Catuai. Coffee is shaded predominantly by avocado and grevillea trees. Avocados provide an additional income stream as well.
Harvest & Post-Harvest
After selectively handpicking ripe cherry, cherry is hand pulped and fermented. Following fermentation, parchment is washed in clean water to remove any remaining mucilage. Parchment is laid to dry. Parchment is raked frequently to ensure even drying.
Coffee in Guatemala
Guatemala boasts a variety of growing regions and conditions that produce spectacular coffees. Today, the country is revered as a producer of some of the most flavorful and nuanced cups worldwide. We are proud to work with several exceptional in-country partners to bring these coffees to market.
The Guatemalan coffee industry experienced a major setback with the 2010 appearance of Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) in Latin America. The epidemic peaked in severity in 2012, and though CLR continues to affect some farms, Guatemala continues to produce high-quality, record-breaking coffees. In 2017, new and varied processing methods pushed prices at the Guatemalan Cup of Excellence contest to record highs.
The quality of coffee being produced in Guatemala is increasing, overall, due to the diversity of the industry’s producers. There are more and more small holder farmers producing exceptional coffee at high altitudes. Cooperatives are becoming more appealing to so many smallholders because they often offer farmers financing and other support for improving their farming and processing and are frequently able to offer higher prices for cherry than middlemen. Many cooperatives have initiated quality improvement training for farmer members and are becoming more adept at helping members market their coffee as specialty.