GUATEMALA HUEHUETENANGO
From £15.00
Coffee Strength:
Origin: Guatemala Huehuetenango
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1450m
Harvest: Nov-Mar
Flavour notes: Chocolate, Cherry, Herbal
SCA score: 83
Varietal: Caturra, Pacas
Description
Description
– Coffee likely introduced to Guatemala by Jesuit missionaries in the mid-18th century.
– Industrial textile use in mid-19th century sparked coffee’s emergence as a key export crop.
– Government programs in the late 1800s promoted coffee cultivation, leading to large estates.
– Favorable conditions like volcanic soil boosted Guatemala’s coffee industry.
– Coffee production surged from 140,000 pounds in 1860 to over 40 million pounds by the late 1880s, with significant contributions from German immigrants.
