The Cobán region in Guatemala is known for its particular climate. Instead of a dry or rainy season, Cobán has a misty season that lasts about 9 to 10 months and is accompanied by a light yet steady rainfall and fine mists, a phenomenon known here as the ‘Chipi-Chipi’. This amounts to an average annual rainfall of 3000 to 4000 mm and a highly humid environment. In this climate lies Santa Irene, an estate owned and run by Jacinto Estrada and his son, Carlos, who created and is in charge of the on-site coffee plantation, which takes up 15 of the 129 hectares of the land. Carlos has focused on specialty coffee since the very beginning, in 2013, and through his passionate and knowledgeable approach(e.g. soil analysis, soil treatment, shade growing and notably working with brix measurement to know when cherries are at their ripest), he reached a high level in coffee cultivation very fast.

This particular lot contains both Sidra and Bourbon and cherries were picked when fully. ripe, or between 18-22 brix, then left stacked until the end of the day, when they were transported to the wet mill and dried on raised beds there until the desired humidity was reached. Parchment was then removed and coffee stored until rested.

This coffee is sourced through our importing partner Coffee Bird.