Guatemala Atitlan San Pedro

Atitlan is a lake in south central Guatemala. It is surrounded by volcanoes and mountains and produces some of the most interesting and flavorful coffee in the country.

We've been anticipating this shipment, and the good news is that the coffee is fantastic. Nice looking beans without much defects. It very much likes an air roaster and being roasted to a medium level. Tastes like chocolate covered cherry. We are roasting it like a Kenya and giving it high heat through  the middle of the roast so that it gets a lot of acidity, and then not letting it get to the second cracks. If you do take it to the 2nd cracks it is still really chocolatey, but you lose most of the fruitiness. Lingering aftertaste but no earthiness. It also adds chocolate notes to a blend or straight espresso.

Manuel Tzic Saso's farm of San Pedro is a small family farm that is now being managed by its fourth generation of family members. They love coffee and have passion and experience to produce some of the country's best harvests. They are situated right on Lake Atitlan, on volcanic soil, at high altitude, growing just single varietal Bourbon, and processing it on site. This year's harvest is certainly a fine example of their efforts.

US Arrival: Sep 2024