Jun/Jul 2010 – Guatemala

It’s Guatemalan bean time!

For the Jun/July rounds, the Coffee World Tour is inviting your tastebuds to Quetzaltenango, south of Huehuetenango in Guatemala.

Grown at over 1200 metres, this is a washed Arabica (mostly of a youger-than-5-years-old Caturras variety) bean processed with water-reducing technology for that extra pinch of energy saving.

It all comes from just two farms to the West of Antigua who process in Chimaltenango and ship from San Jose, south of Guatemala city to Australia. The use of organic micro organisms as fertilizers and wholly organic pesticides contribute to the bean quality as well as the local community in which they are grown.

To further the quality of the beans, these plantations are maturing, yet are kept at low yield per hectare in order to achieve better cup. Quality over quantity – that’s what we like to see!

What to look out for:

• Uniquely sweet and satisfying flavour with a mildly strong aroma.
• Rich, yet soft on the palate with fig/raisin notes breaking through.
• Chocolate tones and a medium to light body.
• Also a lively citrus acidity.

Map of the growing area:

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