San Pedro – Guatemala

Description

Pedro and Enrique Brol own and operate Finca San Francisco Cotzal in Triangulo Ixil, Quiche. Their 2,200 hectare farm has a range of individual microclimates. The average altitude on the farm is 1,400 meters above sea level where the warm days and cool nights create the ideal conditions for cultivating sweet, dense cherry.

Strictly Hard Bean (SHB) specifies the altitude at which the coffee was grown. A coffee must be grown at 1,200 meters above sea level or higher to be considered SHB. The higher altitude and lower temperatures mean that the coffee fruit matures more slowly, creating a denser bean.

The quality of coffee being produced in Guatemala is increasing, overall, due to the diversity of the industry’s producers. There are more and more small holder farmers producing exceptional coffee at high altitudes.