Coatitlan

About This Coffee

Guatemala - Coatitlan. Tasting Notes: Black Cherry | Caramel | Milk Chocolate. Processing Method: Washed. Varietal: Boubon, Catuai and Caturra. Between 2013 and 2014 various meetings and discussions amongst the local coffee growers mooted the idea of organizing in some way shape or form to the mutual benefit of each. With the support of Anacafe, the national association of coffee for Guatemala, the idea for the cooperative took form. In 2015, the 19 men and 5 women that made up the initial 24 producers registered the name and Cooperativa Agrícola Integral Atitlán “El Paraíso Tz’utujil” R.L. was born with the aim of working with small producers and their partners to better support them in processing and marketing their coffee. This has grown slightly (in 2022) to be 26 neighbouring smallholder members. Cherries here are processed with purpose. A sweetness and red fruit flavour is desired so a 12 hour maceration step is undertaken before pulping, and a 36 hour wet fermentation follows. Fermentation tanks are covered to protect from weather and better control the environment to give consistency in temperature during fermentation. Initial drying is for 5 hours on a patio before being moved to plastic sheets and a larger location for the next 10-15 days. For more detailed information visit www.horshamcoffeeroaster.co.uk