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Guatemala "Forestal" |
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DESCRIPTION
One of our favorite single-origin coffees, we roast our Guatemala to a dark level that brings out the full potential of this bean. The result is a full-bodied, wonderfully aromatic coffee that has a bold flavor with notes of malted milk, chocolate and spice.
This region of Guatemala is a beautiful combination of jungle and rainforest, with coffee growing throughout the forest floor. Among the coffee, a variety of other plants provide food for the producers and their families and it is very common to see bananas, beans, peppers, oranges, lemons and avocados growing within this diversified forest. This group of over 350 coffee producers are spread out over the rugged mountain terrain. These growers exclusively offer their coffee as Fair Trade and when asked what they see as one of the greatest benefits of Fair Trade, they replied, "The men do not have to leave the village to work in the coastal area after the coffee harvest; they can remain home with their families."
This coffee is Fair Trade Certified by IMO, Organic Certified by the Washington State Department of Agriculture and grown in shaded conditions by small farmer cooperatives. In addition, the complete carbon footprint (from crop to cup) for this coffee has been offset with tree planting, which qualifies it as a CarbonFree Certified product by CarbonFund.org.
All of our coffee is roasted to order and shipped fresh daily. We package in air-tight, foil-lined bags with one-way degassing valves to preserve freshness.
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