Tasting Notes: Orange, Baker's Chocolate, Walnut
Region: Sierra de Las Minas, Guatemala, Central America
Growing Elevation: 1,800 masl
Producer: Los Volcanes
Variety: Catuai, Bourbon, Typica
Process: Washed
This coffee is produced by our friends at Los Volcanes Coffee. We have been sourcing coffee from them since 2017, and this San Antonio has been one of our favorites for these past 9 years. More than just a tasty Guatemalan coffee, this offering represents our long-standing relationship with the coffee growers, and our friends, at LVC.
This San Antonio is a regional blend from the El Progreso department of Guatemala. This coffee is grown among the Sierra de Las Minas mountain range, the largest mountain range in eastern Guatemala. The iconic microclimates created by this biodiverse mountain range create a coffee unique from any other coffee region in Guatemala.
Agriculture is the main economy in San Antonio La Paz. The majority of the residents work in the cultivations of: coffee, corn, beans, tomatoes, and sugar cane. They also specialize in sculpting and selling jade. More than half of the population of San Antonio La Paz live in surrounding rural farming areas. This blend comes from 225 smallholding farmers located around this municipality. The coffee growers are organized by our longtime friend, Don Higinio Gomez.
This important Guatemalan coffee farming region is not recognized by ANACAFÉ, the National Coffee Association, making it a unique and relatively new traceable blend to add to Guatemala’s repertoire of exceptional specialty coffees. The small farmers that contribute to the LVC San Antonio La Paz blend gather at their local collection sight every evening to weigh their daily harvest to be transported, processed and dried at Beneficio La Esperanza. Through the LVC processing, drying and lab analysis, LVC are able to build exceptional lots that highlight the delightful qualities of this distinctive region.
