GUATEMALA

• Here's one you won't see very often...a dark roasted Guatemalan

• Many Guatemalan coffees are light roasts, but when we brought this bean up to a higher roasting temp, the richness of flavors really came out!  Tasting notes included roasted vanilla and dark cherry, with no bitterness

• Did you know...Guatemala is nestled between Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras. What makes Guatemala an ideal location to grow coffee is a combination of mountains (high altitude), rich volcanic soil and a well-defined rainy season. However, being land-locked by competitive coffee producing countries can make exporting difficult.

• One more note....we must give credit to Guatemalan coffee farmers for leading the way in shade-grown coffee. About 98% of their coffee is shade-grown which has many environmental benefits including the planting of new trees and increased biodiversity.  A typical Guatemalan coffee farm is home to more than 20 species of butterflies, 10 different species of frogs, 6 species of bats and 24 species of mammals....pretty cool.