Guatemala FTO Chuacús Natural

Guatemala FTO Chuacús Natural 危地馬拉 FTO 丘阿庫斯 日曬 ＝ ＝ ＝ ＝ ＝ Roast level / Medium roast, highlighting the coffee’s sweetness and caramel aroma. Easy for beginners in pour over coffee. Medium roasted single origin beans can also be used to make espresso with more acidity. Tasting Notes / Caramel, Spices, Chocolate liqueur Acidity / ● ○ ○ ○ ＝ ＝ ＝ ＝ ＝ Region / Chuaquenum, Joyabaj, Quiche Variety / Bourbon, Caturra, Catuaí Process / Natural ＝ ＝ ＝ ＝ ＝ This coffee comes from FECCEG, a smallholder cooperative in western Guatemala that collaborates with indigenous communities in parts of rural Guatemala. While focused on organic production, coffee is their core business, but their work extends far beyond that. They provide technical assistance to farmers and establish community projects, supporting primary education and addressing issues such as gender equality and food shortages. This natural-processed coffee originates from the Mayan indigenous region of Quiche (also known as "Quiche"), one of Guatemala's most densely populated provinces. Most of the coffee-growing areas are located along the Chuacousse Mountains, stretching from Quiche to Lower Verapaz, with plantations at altitudes between 1600 and 1700 meters. Several years ago, the cooperative built a washed processing plant in the town of Hojabach to centrally collect coffee cherries from surrounding villages for better quality control. This is a natural-processed coffee, meaning the entire coffee cherry, including the green seed inside, is dried. Compared to the washed process, drying whole coffee cherries takes longer, which gives the coffee a rich fruity aroma, a full-bodied taste, and lower acidity, which is exactly what we found in this coffee.