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Green Fact
Guatemalan Coffees are 98% shade grown.
This allows coffee beans to mature slowly, improving the attributes of body and acidity in the cup.
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El Faro
Fraijanes, GUATEMALA
 
 

This farm is located in the mist of the mountains of Fraijanes, a town in the Department of Guatemala, a traditionally coffee producing region, 1500 to 2000 meters above sea level, with temperatures of 18° to 23°C.

Several generations have carefully cultivated type Bourbon and Typica coffee, shaded by centennial trees, wish to preserve the existing flora and fauna.

In this region it is common to see thick fog descending from the mountain, covering the coffee plantations and the forest with a dense mist, and this, accompanied by the singing of the birds, contribute to fill this place with a magical atmosphere.

In the middle of the farm there is an extraordinarily large stone which you can easily assume is a sitting bull, gazing at the sun as it disappears in the horizon.

Some areas, where coffee already existed, are being replenished taking care of and conserving the forest and it’s orchids, moss and natural botanic species, thereby guaranteeing the microclimate adequate for our varieties of coffee.

We are improving the entire plantation retaining the appropriate environment necessary for the natural development of the plants, taking into consideration the responsibility of always obtaining a better quality organic grain, and also taking care in the processing of the product to satisfy the good taste of our valued consumers.

Our wish is to contribute to this country’s coffee production and thereby promoting the recognition of the magnificent quality of Guatemala’s coffee.

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Farm profile

       

Geographic characteristics

Location: Fraijanes, GUATEMALA
Area: 50 ha
Altitude range: 5000 - 6000 feet
Type of soil and predominant element: Loamy-Sand
Shade trees: Gravilea

 

Climatic characteristics

Average temperature: 20°C
Annual rainfall: 2000mm
Relative humidity: 70%

 

Coffee production characteristics

Harvest season: December to March
Drying process: Sun
Mill: Wet
Annual production: 35 (69-Kg bags)

 

Coffee lot to auction
Rank: 17

Coffee lot: 15 (69-Kg bags)
Varieties: Bourbon and typica

Cup characteristics
Sample: 861
Cupping description

citric acidity 19 dark chocolate aftertaste 20 smooth 19 lemony 8 melon 2, round body 8 raisin 3, lingering after 7 black fruits, 8 blackberry 5 dark chocolate flavor 14 well balanced 10 complex structure- kept opening up

Flavor Sweetness Acidity Clean Cup Finish Balance Mouth-Feel Overall
6.15 6.375 6.35 6.05 6.05 5.975 6.075 6
Score: 85.025
 
 

Previous Awards  


The Exceptional Cup®2005, Cup of Excellence®2008


 
 
 
Cup of Excellence®2008
Internet Auction
Participating Farms
El Injerto I
La Bendición
San Guayaba
El Socorro y Anexos
San Sebastián
Granja El Tempixque
Santa Delfina y Anexos
Las Nubes y Anexos
Chibulbut
Chalabal
San Rafael Urías Valdés
Florencia y Anexo
Finca de Dios
El Porvenir
Las Rosas
ACCSO
El Faro
La Igualdad
La Soledad y Anexo
Chichupac (combined lot of 3 members)
La Pacaya (combined lot with La Cumbre de Amalem)
La Perla y Anexos
La Joya
San Rafael Pacún
Candelaria
 
 
 
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