Guatemala Santa Clara

Origin

• 🇬🇹 Guatemala· Antigua

Tasting notes

Character

• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20
• Funky
  20

Cup Profile Lavender, Tangerine & Icing Sugar Altitude 1500-1890 metres Process NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. Location Antigua, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala Varietal GeshaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction. Malawi About This Coffee The Zelaya family has been growing coffee for over 100 years and for four generations. It all started back in 1908 when the great-grandfather of the current owner, Ricardo, had a dream of growing coffee and began to purchase land throughout Guatemala to create coffee farms. Today, this renowned family grows coffee in many regions of Guatemala and are one of only a handful of genuine ‘Antigua’ coffee growers, nestled in the Antigua valley area surrounded by three volcanoes – Agua, Acatenango and Fuego. Finca Santa Clara is located on the fertile southern slopes of the Volcán de Agua in the Antigua Valley. Ricardo Zelaya has managed the farm, which was bought in 1974 by his grandfather, since 1989 and is the 4th generation of the Zelaya family to have produced coffee at Santa Clara. Since taking over the farm, he has increased the size from 17 hectares of coffee plantations to 110 hectares as well as building a wet millWashing stationA central mill where many smallholder farmers deliver cherry for processing. In Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda the station name (e.g. Idido) often identifies the coffee., drying patios, and a greenhouse to improve the processing of the coffee. After studying at Zamorano and the University of Florida in agribusiness, he was wellprepared to take over the family business and it shows in his dedication and passion for high quality coffee The Zelaya family is passionately committed to both quality and sustainability. The family farms are scrupulously well-managed, from the careful selection of varietals planted, to the close supervision of the dry and wet mills. The coffee is shade grown, which protects the plants from direct sunlight, maintains soil health, and provides an important habitat for birds and insect life. The family’s mills are also eco-friendly and feature sedimentation tanks that prevent pollution of the local river systems. On Santa Clara, the workers are seen as members of the family, which is why, in 2010, Ricardo began a scholarship progr