Cooperative San Antonio is located in Guatemala’s rural mountainous north. They are a group of 40 indigenous producers who have banded together to pool equipment, resources and generations of knowledge. This coffee is the direct result of the San Antonio’s partnership with TG Lab; a research and development center in Guatemala City. TG Lab utilizes a scientific approach to track coffee crops year after year and helps farmers by implementing sustainable and repeatable techniques for farms all across Guatemala.**
Welcome to my Table, here in the corner of this cafe. Today we’re cupping the Guatemala San Antonio, from Germack Coffee Roasting Company in Detroit, Michigan, courtesy of Craft Coffee. Feel free to pull up a chair.
THEDETAILS
region: San Antonio Huista, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
farm: N/A
producer: smallholder farmers
association: Cooperative San Antonio
elevation: 900 – 1650 meters above sea level
cultivars: Caturra, Typica, Pache, Bourbon, Castilla, Anacafe14
process: fully washed, patio dried
CUPPINGNOTES
The aroma of the Guatemala San Antonio is that of a quintessential Guatemalan breakfast coffee. Citrus, red berries, cocoa powder, roasted nuts…
The flavor follows the nose – there are no surprises in the cup. This is a medium-bodied coffee with a a soft, but chewy mouthfeel. The dominant flavors are cocoa powder, molasses and earthy soil (the latter of which are the biggest contributors to its chewy mouthfeel). As the cup cools some light flavors of red berries and orange bitters appear, and roasted (burned) almonds mix with wood and earth through a bitter, astringent finish.
Overall, a pretty generic cup of coffee.
*content courtesy of Genuine Origin Coffee Project
**content courtesy of Germack Coffee Roasting Company
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