Guatemala – Organic Microlot – Jesus Bravo Soto – Finca El Granadillo


Washed
B17804

Guatemala – Organic Microlot – Jesus Bravo Soto – Finca El Granadillo B17804


Specs:

Source:

Guatemala

Region:

Cuilco, Aldea Oaxaqueño, Huehuetenango

Farm:

El Granadillo

Variety:

Bourbon

Altitude:

1819 masl

Processing:

Washed

Notes:

"Sugary sweetness and mouthfeel with tart and juicy acidity rich caramel, apricot, jamy cooked fruit and citrus fruit flavors."

Score:

87 points

Price/Bag:

$5.41 per lb

$238.00 per bag

Out of stock


Background:

Jesús Bravo Soto is a smallholder member of the association known as ASPROCDEGUA, and he owns a 6.64-hectare farm called El Granadillo, where he grows Caturra, Bourbon, and Pacamara varieties of coffee. The coffee is picked ripe and depulped the same day, then fermented dry for 18–28 hours before being washed two or three times. The coffee is dried on patios for 3–4 days.

ASPROCDEGUA (Asociación de Productores de Café Diferenciados y Especiales de Guatemala) is a cooperative association that has members from communities throughout Huehuetenango. The average farm size is 2 hectares—land on which the producers plant coffee as well as other crops for diversification, including bananas, citrus fruit like oranges and lemons, avocado, guava, and cassava. The organization offers its members access to technical assistance and routinely provides services such as soil analysis, test farms, and social projects based on food security, education, and nutrition.

For more information about coffee production in Guatemala, visit our Guatemala page.