This Guatemala El Penon Lot 2 Natural is sourced from Finca El Peñón in Aldea Chichinabaj, La Democracia, which is owned by Ivan Federico Ovalle Altuve. It is grown at an altitude of 1450-2050 masl, and is made up of Bourbon, Caturra, and Pache varieties. It has a grade of SHB EP, and is processed using the Natural method. This coffee has an impressive cupping score of 82, with tasting notes of dried fruit, stone fruit, fig and dark chocolate.
Guatemala El Penon Lot 2 Natural
Guatemala boasts a variety of growing regions and conditions that produce spectacular coffees. Today, the country is revered as a producer of some of the most flavorful and nuanced cups worldwide. We are proud to work with several exceptional in-country partners to bring these coffees to market.
The Guatemalan coffee industry experienced a major setback with the 2010 appearance of Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) in Latin America. The epidemic peaked in severity in 2012, and though CLR continues to affect some farms, Guatemala continues to produce high-quality, record-breaking coffees. In 2017, new and varied processing methods pushed prices at the Guatemalan Cup of Excellence contest to record highs.
The quality of coffee being produced in Guatemala is increasing, overall, due to the diversity of the industry’s producers. There are more and more small holder farmers producing exceptional coffee at high altitudes. Cooperatives are becoming more appealing to so many smallholders because they often offer farmers financing and other support for improving their farming and processing and are frequently able to offer higher prices for cherry than middlemen. Many cooperatives have initiated quality improvement training for farmer members and are becoming more adept at helping members market their coffee as specialty.
