Guatemala San Marcos

Volcanic San Marcos region is close to Huehuetenango, but a little warmer and rainier, producing some of the earliest harvests each year, but similar in taste and profile to a Huehuetenango. Benefiting from rich volcanic soil and high rainfall, it offers a distinct, cocoa, nutty flavor profile in its coffee.

This one is from a co-op called Entre Rios which has been in existence since 2018 and has achieved organic certification for their joined harvest of coffee. 

Roasts easily and forgiving. You can get it a few degrees too light or a few degrees too dark and still have a great coffee. Tastes like dark chocolate with nuts and butterscotch. Not much acidity -- very smooth. Caramel aroma. Nice thick mouthfeel. Lingering aftertaste but no earthiness. 

So to roast it, you have a range from Full City (maybe 30 seconds past the end of the 1st cracks) to Full City+ (just one or two snaps of the 2nd cracks). If you take it darker than that, it will burn and be unpleasant. Both Full City and Full City+ roasts have the chocolate tastes, but the darker roasts will be creamier/chocolate and the lighter roasts will be more fruity.

US Arrival April 2026