We welcome our newest coffee "Nuevo Oriente Guatemala Catuai Chiquimula" with a special introductory price 

Nuevo Oriente cupping profiles 

Aroma: Dark chocolate, caramel, light nuttiness, honey. Body: Full and round — one of the more substantial Guatemalan profiles. Acidity: Moderate and structured, not sharp or bright. Finish: Long, clean, persistent — chocolate and brown sugar

Heavy body, mild acidity, with notes of dark chocolate and walnut, and honey. This slow-growing coffee from the developing Nuevo Oriente region is full of flavor.

Chiquimula in the New Oriente coffee growing region, department of Totonicapán, nestles deep in the western highlands of Guatemala's Sierra Madre mountains. A stunning collage of rugged mountains, virgin forests, volcanoes, ravines, verdant valleys, and sweeping plains, this land was home to ancient Mayan centers. Economically, socially, and culturally, this area played a key role for thousands of years.

Chiquimula boast the rich volcanic soil, a temperate environment that makes for the best coffees, and more than that, a community which can draw on a centuries-long heritage of coffee cultivation. Not only do most farmers and estate owners claim Mayan heritage, they still speak Mayan K’iche’. Specialty-grade coffee from here is intriguing, balanced, complex, with deep chocolate and fruit presenting.

Key Facts

• Chiquimula, Jalapa, and Zacapa departments, eastern highlands; 1,300–1,700 m altitude
• Distinctly red clay volcanic soils; older weathered geology distinguishes from western regions
• Drier climate than western Guatemala; reliable outdoor drying conditions
• Maya Ch'orti' indigenous community presence in Chiquimula
• Profile: winey, honey, dark chocolate citrus; rounded acidity; rounder and earthier than western origins