Guatemala

STUDIO CAFFEINE's approach

Balanced yet complex are what we like for Guatemalan coffee. It gives a very comforting acidity of stone fruit, malic and sometimes citric with a lingering and sweet finish. Use in blends for extra balance for the profile.

Recommended for Blended and Single Origin Espresso

Current Crops

- Coming Soon -

 

Country Profile

Size - 108,889 sq km

Capital City - Guatemala City

Main Port Cities - Puerto Barrios, Puerto Quetzal

Population - 15,189,985 (July 2016)

Language/s Spoken - Spanish (official), 23 officially recognized indigenous languages

 

Producer Profile

Population Involved in Coffee - approx. 500,000

Average Farm Size - 1–50 hectares

Bags Exported Annually - 3.4 million bags 

 

Coffee Profile

Growing Regions - Acatenango, Antigua, Atitlan, Chimaltenango, Cobán, Fraijanes, Huehuetenango, Nuevo Oriente

Common Varieties - Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai, Typica, Maragogype, Pache

Processing Method/s - Washed or mechanically demucilaged

Country-Specific Grading - SHB (Strictly Hard Bean, 1600–1700 masl); FHB (Fancy Hard Bean, 1500–1600 masl); HB (Hard Bean, 1350–1500 masl)

Bag Size - 69 kg

Harvest Period - September–April

Typical Arrival - June