NEW - Organic Guatemala Huehuetenango - Dark Roast - Certified Organic, Certified Fair Trade, Certified Smithsonian Bird Friendly
NEW - Organic Guatemala Huehuetenango - Dark Roast - Certified Organic, Certified Fair Trade, Certified Smithsonian Bird Friendly
Certified Organic Guatemala coffee is roasted to a medium roast. Notes of milk chocolate, orange, and red apple make this coffee the perfect cup for the morning or a pick me up in the afternoon. This coffee is versatile and works great as a drip coffee, espresso, French press, or cold brew.
Guatemala Dark roast is roasted magnificently dark. It is smooth, sweet, dynamic, and without the burnt roasty flavors associated with most dark coffees. Dark roasts are extremely difficult to roast well. Controlling gas pressure and airflow and making micro-adjustments along the entire roast profile is critical. It is a very mindful experience and one that takes focus and attention to detail.
About the coffee:
ASOBAGRI, or the Association Barillense de Agricultores was founded in 1989 by 20 Mayan coffee and cardamom farmers. The members of ASOBAGRI are from approximately 30 small villages in the Huehuetenango region, surrounded by the Cuchumantanes mountains and the Maxbal Forest Reserve. This coffee is grown under guava, plantain, and banana trees. ASOBAGRI promotes sustainable agriculture by training its farmers in organic production methods, investment in infrastructure, and operating their own warehouses and drying patios.
SOURCED FROM - Guatemala
ELEVATION - 1650 to 1650 meters
VARIETALS - Bourbon, Caturra
PROCESS - Fully Washed, Mechanical Dryer
HARVEST - November - March
CUPPING NOTES - Milk Chocolate, Orange, red Apple
Your Coffee Is Stronger Than You Think
Bird Friendly does more than any other certification to conserve habitat for birds. Smithsonian scientists developed the Bird Friendly certification for coffee in the late 1990s to conserve habitat and protect migratory songbirds — and this trusted brand has recently expanded to cocoa.
Bird Friendly habitat ensures a mix of foliage cover, tree height, and biodiversity that creates quality habitat for birds and other wildlife. This certification provides farmers with a premium for their products, and because of stringent growing standards, the Bird Friendly program is also a critical asset in fighting climate change.
Did You Know?
The bird population in the United States and Canada has declined by almost 30% — a total loss of 3 billion birds — across biomes since 1970 with habitat loss as a driving force.
75% of the world's coffee is farmed with practices that leave no place for birds, or worse, actively destroy forest habitat. When forests disappear, migratory songbirds disappear too.
Bird Friendly farms are 100% organic certified — no harmful pesticides — so they are better for the people and the planet.
Bird Friendly certification protects birds and habitats through the hard work of 5,100 Bird Friendly farmers in 11 countries growing 34 million pounds of coffee annually.
New Bird Friendly certified cocoa protects new habitat; farmers in the Dominican Republic are now proudly growing cocoa that is good for birds, better for their bottom line, and positive for our planet. Smithsonian is looking to rapidly expand into additional countries.
Sustainable Development Goals
Bird Friendly coffee habitat flies above the rest by protecting a combination of foliage cover and tree diversity proven to provide quality habitat for birds and other wildlife.