KNOW THE ROAST
Roast Profile
Medium Roast
FLAVOURS
Milk chocolate & Vanilla Malty
REGION
Guatemala & West Java
PROCESS
Fully Washed / Semi Washed
VARIETAL
Pache
About
Jalapa, Guatemala’s rich soils and high altitudes are ideal for growing high-quality coffee. The region is perhaps, less well-known than Guatemala’s more renowned coffee regions of Antigua, Acatenango and Huehuetenango, but the climate here lends itself to high grown Arabica production just as well. This relative anonymity is part of what makes this coffee such great value.
Farm in the region are overwhelmingly small-scale (usually under 5 hectares) and usually are managed with the entire family pitching in at key points during the year.
Coffee is shade-grown, and most families still grow ‘traditional’ varieties are slowly being introduced. Coffee is the main cash crop for most families, where the majority of other agriculture is geared towards subsistence. Crops such as maize and beans are common.
