About the coffee:

Our Guatemalan coffee comes from five farms in the small town of Cubulco. Coffee cherries are selectively handpicked, de-pulped, naturally fermented, washed and sun dried.

About the region:

Located in central Guatemala, Cubulco is situated near the Sierra de las Minas and Sierra de Chuacus mountain ranges. Moist clay soil and a rainy and temperate-to-cold climate help the cherries mature slowly and develop the coffee’s signature notes of milk chocolate, citrus and hazelnut.

Cubulco is part of the department of Baja Verapaz, a region with improving living conditions and a high percentage of indigenous peoples, who are descendants of the Achi ethnic group. The area’s coffee producers are smallholders who use traditional agricultural practices and operate their own wet mills.

About the local producers:

The five farms that primarily contributed to this coffee are Las Anonas, Las Naranjas, La Esperanza, Grano de Oro and Finca las Piedras.

Don Pascual Teletor owns Finca las Anonas. Don Pascual lived in the United States for a time but dreamed of returning to his hometown of Cubulco and purchasing land for producing coffee. He now farms an 8.4-hectare plot, 1.45 hectares of which are planted with coffee.

Finca Las Naranjas is owned by Don Ruben Ajualip Gonzalez. He has been one of the most important collaborators in the project. Don Ruben inherited his farm from his father some years ago, but it was in 2005 when the coffee crop started to improve. The farm is located in Caserio Chuachacalte and has an area of 2.45 HAs of which, all is planted with coffee. His family also produces corn and beans for their own consumption.

Geography:

Region: Cubulco

Altitude: 1600-1800 meters

Variety:

Catuai, Pache-San Ramon, Sarchimor, Bourbon, Caturra

Processing:

Washed, sun dried

Brewing instructions:

Auto drip:

• Grind size: coarse sea salt

• Ratio: 1 3/4 tablespoons of ground coffee per 1 cup of water

• Brew time: ~4 minutes

French Press:

• Grind size: pretzel salt

• Ratio: 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per 1 cup of water

• Brew time: 4 minutes

Pour over:

• Grind size: kosher salt

• Ratio: 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per 1 cup of water

• Brew time: 3-4 minutes