Our Story

Guatemala’s Coffee Heritage: Guatemala’s coffee story spans over 150 years, with volcanic soils, high altitudes, and traditional cultivation methods creating some of the world’s most distinctive and complex coffee. From the shores of Lake Atitlán to the peaks of Huehuetenango, Guatemala’s diverse microclimates produce coffee that captures the essence of volcanic terroir.

Regional Diversity: Each Guatemala coffee region tells a unique story through its distinctive characteristics. Lake Atitlán’s volcanic lake terroir creates bright, clean coffees with exceptional clarity. Huehuetenango’s extreme altitude produces dense, complex beans with wine-like characteristics. Antigua’s volcanic soils and consistent climate yield balanced, approachable coffees with classic Guatemala character.

Traditional Methods, Modern Quality: Our partners combine time-honored cultivation and processing methods with contemporary quality control standards. This approach preserves the traditional characteristics that make Guatemala coffee special while ensuring consistency and excellence that meets modern specialty coffee expectations.

Sustainable Sourcing Philosophy: Our sustainable sourcing partnerships connect us with Guatemala producers who share our unwavering commitment to quality, sustainability, and the preservation of traditional coffee cultivation methods. These collaborative relationships enable us to offer consistently exceptional coffee while supporting the communities and practices that make Guatemala coffee special.

Quality Partnership Standards: We work exclusively with partners who meet our rigorous quality standards and demonstrate commitment to sustainable farming practices, fair labor conditions, and community investment. Our partnership criteria ensure that every coffee we offer reflects exceptional quality while supporting positive impact throughout the supply chain.

Long-term Relationship Building: Our approach emphasizes long-term partnerships that provide stability for producers while ensuring consistent access to exceptional coffee for our customers. These relationships enable collaborative quality improvement, sustainable practice development, and community support that creates lasting positive impact.

Transparency and Trust: We maintain transparent communication about our sourcing partnerships while respecting the confidentiality that protects our partners’ competitive advantages. This balance ensures honest customer communication while preserving the trust essential for successful long-term partnerships.

Rigorous Selection Criteria: Every coffee in our collection undergoes extensive evaluation to ensure it meets our quality standards. We evaluate factors including cupping scores, processing consistency, flavor profile distinctiveness, and overall quality potential before including any coffee in our offerings.

Cupping and Quality Control: Our quality control process includes professional cupping evaluation, roast optimization testing, and ongoing quality monitoring throughout the supply chain. We maintain cupping scores of 85+ points for all selections while ensuring consistency across multiple batches and seasons.

Roasting Excellence: Our roasting approach emphasizes the unique characteristics of each coffee while optimizing flavor development and consistency. We roast in small batches to ensure freshness while maintaining detailed roast profiles that highlight each coffee’s distinctive terroir and processing characteristics.

Freshness Guarantee: We roast coffee within 7 days of shipping and package in one-way degassing valve bags that preserve aromatics and freshness. Our freshness standards ensure that customers receive coffee at peak flavor potential while maintaining quality throughout the recommended consumption window.

Coffee Knowledge Sharing:

We believe that educated customers become passionate advocates for quality coffee. Our educational resources help customers understand and appreciate the factors that make Guatemala coffee special while providing practical guidance for optimal brewing and enjoyment.

Brewing Education:

Our brewing guides and tutorials reflect extensive testing and optimization with each specific coffee, ensuring that customers achieve exceptional results that showcase our partners’ craftsmanship. We provide detailed brewing parameters and technique guidance for multiple brewing methods.

Origin Education:

We honor Guatemala’s rich coffee heritage through education that celebrates traditional methods while acknowledging the innovation and dedication of contemporary producers. Our origin education helps customers understand the cultural and agricultural factors that create exceptional coffee.

Industry Leadership:

We contribute to specialty coffee education through participation in industry events, educational content creation, and collaboration with other coffee professionals who share our commitment to quality and education.

Personalized Service

Our customer service approach emphasizes personalized attention and expert guidance that helps customers discover their perfect Guatemala coffee match. Our team combines coffee knowledge with genuine enthusiasm for helping customers achieve exceptional coffee experiences.

Educational Supported Service

Beyond basic customer service, we provide educational support that helps customers optimize their brewing techniques, understand coffee characteristics, and explore new selections that expand their coffee appreciation.

Satisfaction Guarantee

We stand behind every bag with our comprehensive satisfaction guarantee, providing immediate replacement or full refund for any coffee that doesn’t meet customer expectations. Our guarantee reflects our confidence in our quality standards and commitment to customer satisfaction.

Community Building

We foster a community of Guatemala coffee enthusiasts through educational content, customer feedback programs, and opportunities for customers to share their experiences and discoveries with fellow coffee lovers.