Guatemala Ayarza

Origin

• 🇬🇹 Guatemala

Tasting notes

Character

• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20

Name: Ayarza Producer: Francisco Nájera Origin: Lake Ayarza, Santa Rosa Varietal: Anacafe 14, BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., CatuaiCatuaíA Brazilian cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra: short, productive, storm-resistant. Sweet, mild, dependable — everywhere in Brazil and Central America., Pache, San Ramon Altitude: 1400-2000 metres above sea level Process: WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Flavours: Black Cherry, Green Apple. Peach, Caramel Importer: Covoya Where is it from? About This Coffee This washed lot was processed at Olam's cherry mill in Ayarza, Santa Rosa. In Guatemala, coffee is traditionally processed individually by smallholderSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. farmers, making it difficult to manage and guarantee quality from lot to lot. Their team in Ayarza works with numerous farmers in the region, paying a premium for ripe cherries and processing them centrally to maintain strict standards throughout. Francisco Nájera is one of many local producers theh work with at Ayarza cherry mill. Francisco was born in El Naranjo town in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala. He is 30 years old, married with two children and has been working in the coffee production business for around 15 years. Cultivating various small plots covering just under 1ha in total, Francisco is a small producer but a great entrepreneur, and has excelled in the coffee production business despite the adversity and constant threat of various coffee diseases. He also dedicates part of his time to developing coffee tree nursery services to sell saplings to other farmers in the region. The Region The region of Ayarza is a special one, marked by the drastic landscape and cold blue water from the Laguna de Ayarza and Laguna Azul. The lake was formed by two massive volcanoes that collapsed and formed a large crater. The legends surrounding this lake are numerous, and the bottom has never been found. There is a large white rock of a petrified woman who didn’t follow the orders of Jesus. In short, there are simply too many good stories about Ayarza to do it justice! Olam Guatemala always knew the region had massive potential to produce speciality coffee, but the cups that we found were usually solid but unsurprising. Two years ago,