Guatemala SHB EP Santa Clara – Roasted Coffee

Taste & Crema

The Guatemala Santa Clara coffee is simply pleasant. It caresses your taste buds with sweetness and refreshes with citrus fruitiness. It is very balanced and full-bodied. Delicious chocolate appears towards the end, which stays on the palate for a long time. Like any arabica, this one creates a light, low crema on the drink's surface.

Origins

Four generations of farmers are dedicated to Guatemalan coffee in a valley bordered by volcanoes. According to experts, the Santa Clara farm is one of the few true indigenous plantations producing true "craft" coffee. Ricardo Zelaya manages the farm, which was bought by his grandfather in 1974. Since then, the area under coffee plants has grown from 17-95 hectares, with a mill for washing coffee cherries, terraces for drying the beans, and a greenhouse for growing new seedlings. In addition, the farmer's family opened a scholarship program for its employees. Thanks to it, the workers can send their children for education and improve their socio-economic situation. But back to coffee. Each cherry is hand-picked from the coffee bushes and inspected before it reaches the farm's processing area. It is remarkable that the farm hires "special pickers" who are experienced and able to pick and sort only the top-quality fruit. The owner of the plantation will, of course, pay them more than ordinary workers, but, on the other hand, he gets an incredibly pure-tasting variety.

The coffee cherries here, as elsewhere in Guatemala, are processed by washing. First, they are put into so-called mills, which mechanically remove the skin and some of the flesh in water. They then go into fermentation tanks, where they sit for 14-22 hours. During this time, the rest of the pulp enveloping the beans is dissolved.

Santa Clara Farms is very careful with its water because its resources are not unlimited. Therefore, it is recycled and returned to the natural cycle free of solids. The sediment containing peelings, pulp residues, and small impurities is composted and used to fertilize the coffee plants.

Coffee packaging preview

Our quality aluminum packaging lacks any bold graphics, as we’d rather focus on the taste of our coffee. It always comes fresh thanks to degassing valve, which releases the gases that occur after roasting. Thanks to the hermetic seal, this container helps the contents further keep their freshness and protect them against humidity, light or foreign odors.