Hope Mill Guatemalan Single Origin Speciality Coffee Beans - 500g

Flavour profile:

Light, complex, very sweet with an apple/mellow citrus acidity and a long finish

Additional Information:

Background: Established in 1969, FEDECOCAGUA is a cooperative organization with
around 20,000 members. Seventy percent of co-op members are members of
indigenous groups from various regions of Guatemala, including Huehuetenango,
Cobán, Verapaces, Retalhuleu, San Marcos, and Zacapa. The organisation is made up
of over 150 individual cooperatives that supply the coffee. As the main exporter of
coffee from Guatemala, Fedecocagua is perfectly position to provide almost everything
we need at DRW from speciality microlots to undergrade stocklots via certified main
grades.
They are the one stop shop for all things Guatemalan. Their dry mill is in Palin, one hour
south of Guatemala City.
Holding capacity here is 350,000 quintales of parchment, and with such volume keeping
on top of movements is very important. Each lot is identifiable through an individual
code, with volume, cooperative name and delivery date. There are a number of
collection points and warehouses in other locations such as Huehuetenango, which
allows for the grouping of parchment lots before transporting to the dry mill for final prep
and QC. The Palin facility also has a 15kg Diedrich roaster for adding value to the co-operatives operations, and a cupping lab for QC of lots received and stored.
The roastery has opened a new internal market for Fedecocagua. The Camoja
warehouse was designed by Gerardo’s (the head of Fedecocagua) son, and is
managed by Don Jose. Being newer, it has showers, lockers, laundry rooms and even
beds for the workers, as well as a cupping lab and sound storage for 75,000 bags.
There are 10 fulltime staff, including a Q grader. Most of the coffee from Huehue for
Fedecocagua comes through this facility. A water recycling facility is in the final stages
of being operational, with an on site well providing clean water and rainwater
being collected and used for watering plants and grass on the site.

Country: Guatemala
Regions: Huehuetenango, Cobán, Verapaces, Retalhuleu, San Marcos, and Zacapa
Altitude: Up to 1,500 masl.
Harvest Period: November - April
Cropping: Selective hand picking.
Processing: Washed