GUATEMALA

We have a lot of different single origins…

And with these newsletters, we strive to help you find the ones you want to try. We explore the various differences in coffees and hunt down ones with unique characteristics and then roast these coffees to highlight the qualities that make them so unique. Some do better with a darker roast, some a lighter… Some have hefty notes akin to a bass drum while others are more like a saxophone (we can’t help but think of them musically). This one is a complete three-piece jazz set, all in one.

Our current Guatemalan crop comes from the ASPROCDEGUA Cooperative which has 664 members in the highlands of Guatemala. The cooperative gathers coffees from small shareholders, most of whom produce a small amount of coffee grown amongst other harvestable foods including bananas, oranges, guava, avocado, and cassava. This diversity is part of what makes their crops so healthy. The cooperative offers its members technical assistance for growing and distributing coffee as well as assistance in education and social projects focused on nutrition and food security. 

The resulting crops from this high elevation cooperative is a coffee with a well-balanced body, natural sweetness akin to cocoa and toffee, with a nice citric, lemon zest, and a hint of green apple Our current Guatemalan crop comes from the ASPROCDEGUA Cooperative which has 664 members in the highlands of Guatemala. The cooperative gathers coffees from small shareholders, most of whom produce a small amount of coffee grown amongst other harvestable foods including bananas, oranges, guava, avocado, and cassava. This diversity is part of what makes their crops so healthy. The cooperative offers its members technical assistance for growing and distributing coffee as well as assistance in education and social projects focused on nutrition and food security. 

We are honored to be part of the chain that not only brings great coffee to your home but also helps in the livelihoods of those that grow it. The coffee commodity chain is an important one globally, and we take this role seriously, seeing ourselves as a middle step in the chain of people who enjoy coffee and all it brings from livelihood to daily enjoyment. If you haven’t tried this Guatemalan crop we highly recommend checking it out. It’s a lighter roast, full of vibrancy and color, and drinks with fantastic simplicity.