Guatemala Light Roast
Guatemala Light Roast
Tucked deep in the rainforest of northwest Guatemala, the Guaya’b Cooperative is made up of over 300 indigenous Maya-Quiche coffee farming families. The Cooperative carefully hand picks each day’s ripe fruit and process the organic fair trade coffee in small batches on their farms. The result is a classic example of the Huehuetenango appellation: a coffee rich with cherry sweetness, lush floral notes, and a deep wine-like body.
Learn MoreDESCRIPTION
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TASTING NOTESLuscious, Ripe Cherries, Molasses
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PROCESSWet/Washed
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REGIONGuaya’b, Guatemala
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VARIETALBourbon, Typica, Caturra
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ALTITUDE1,300 - 1,600 METERS
Deep in the rainforest of northwest Guatemala, the Guaya’b Cooperative is made up of over 300 indigenous Maya-Quiche coffee farming families. Now, a new generation of farmers works to cultivate coffee and a variety of other cash and subsistence crops to increase incomes, and to protect the health of the land.
Thanks to their partnership with our importer, Elan Organic Coffee, Guaya’b has perfected the art of picking, depulping and fermenting their coffee to produce deep, juicy, and full flavored coffee with a truly distinctive character.
Not content to merely develop members’ coffee production, Guaya’b has a pilot organic honey project, which also helps to increase coffee yields thanks to improved pollination.
Customer Review
"Guaya’b, Guatemala - Light Roast consistently offers just-right roasted beans imparting a smooth nutty and fruity (to me, cherry in particular) taste when brewed. Wonderful with a bit of milk, or used as a base for an after dinner adult coffee drink."
