Guatemala - El Camoja

Guatemala - El Camoja

Sale price£9.00

From a community of farmers working as a co-operative to grow speciality coffee around the foothills of Pena Blanca, Huehuetenango - our favourite coffee-growing region in Guatemala.

TASTING NOTES:

Subtle notes of honeysuckle, peach and melon adding layers to the expected toffee and milk chocolate.

Grind Type: Whole Beans

Grind Type
Bag Size: 250g

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PRODUCER

Anacelto Martinez at Agricola Integral Co-op

REGION

Chalum, Huehuetenango

HARVEST

January - March

ALTITUDE

1600 - 1750

VARIETY

Bourbon, Caturra, San Ramon

PROCESS

Washed and sun-dried


ABOUT

El Camoja was produced by a community of seventy farmers growing speciality coffee around the foothills of the Pena Blanca mountain in Huehuetenango.

The many microclimates across the valleys and hills here bring diverse flavour profiles. Altitude and weather allow coffee cherry to ripen and develop slowly, delivering wonderful complexity in the cup.

Our lot was selected mid-harvest, showcasing the qualities and characteristics this amazing region of Guatemala can have.

Agricola Co-operative

El Camoja was sourced from the Agricola Integral Co-operative - a community of farmers founded by Anacelto Martinez and his son Mynor, who is the head agronomist. Starting with just 22 members the group now comprise 56 men and 14 women - all pooling resources and working together to share their coffee with the world. 

The coffee is hand-picked, washed and then sun-dried. The housing here is perched on the hillsides - you can often see the flat roofs being used as patios to dry the coffee under the HueHue sunshine.

Huehuetenango

Huehuetenango - often referred to as “Huehue”. The “Hue” is pronounced like the “whe” in where - “Whe-whe”.

With altitudes over 2,000 meters, Huehue is the highest and driest region of Guatemala and is only one of three regions without volcanic soil. Historically, it has also been one of the more remote areas of the country and accessibility has been challenging. In the past, many farmers have used oxen or have carried their coffees on their back.

The altitude of this region, combined with the hot dry winds that blow over from Mexico’s Tehuantepec Plain, create excellent conditions for quality coffee here. While remote, Huehue enjoys easy access to water sources, enabling many producers to process their coffee on the farm rather than at a central wet mill. 

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